lockhouses

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A form of lockhouse — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of lockhouse
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APA

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MLA

“lockhouses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockhouses. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lockhouses,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lockhouses.

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