spring house

A form of springhouse — A small building constructed over a spring, formerly used for refrigeration (and thus sometimes also serving as pumphouse, milkhouse, or root cellar).

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Meanings

nounspring house (plural spring houses)

plural spring houses

  1. alternativeAlternative form of springhouse.
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APA

spring house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20house

MLA

“spring house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20house. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring house,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20house.

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