picket-houses

A form of picket-house — A wooden building made by fitting boards across a framework of upright poles, often constructed as part of an outpost or as the first shelter in a new homestead.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of picket-house
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APA

picket-houses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picket-houses

MLA

“picket-houses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picket-houses. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picket-houses,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picket-houses.

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