lockhouse

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noun

A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.

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Meanings

nounlockhouse (plural lockhouses)

plural lockhouses

  1. A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.

Origin

From lock + house.

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APA

lockhouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockhouse

MLA

“lockhouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockhouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lockhouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockhouse.

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