packhouse

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noun

A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.

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Meanings

nounpackhouse (plural packhouses)

plural packhouses

  1. A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.

    Trucks are used in conjunction with the forklift tractor if the fruit is to be delivered to a more distant cooperatively owned packhouse.

    1996, Gary Andrews, Seasonal Work in New Zealand, page 12

Origin

From pack + house.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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