weigh house

noun

A building where goods were weighed.

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Meanings

nounweigh house (plural weigh houses)

plural weigh houses · alternative weigh-house

  1. historicalA building where goods were weighed.

Origin

From weigh + house.

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APA

weigh house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weigh%20house

MLA

“weigh house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weigh%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weigh house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weigh%20house.

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