Meanings
nouncookhouse (plural cookhouses)
plural cookhouses
- A small building where cooking takes place.
I got the food ready, almost on time, then had to hunt down the two little boys whose job it was to ferry it from cookhouse to table and then serve it.
1979, Octavia Butler, Kindred
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From cook + house. Used in Middle English (1296) in a name (Cokehuse), perhaps referring to a kitchen or a restaurant.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish muonituskeskus
- muonituskeskusa small building where cooking takes place
Greek μαγειρεία
- μαγειρεία (mageireía)a small building where cooking takes place
Irish áit chócaireachta, cocús
- áit chócaireachtaa small building where cooking takes place
- cocúsa small building where cooking takes place
- cistina small building where cooking takes place
Cite this entry
APA
cookhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookhouse
MLA
“cookhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cookhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cookhouse.
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