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Definition of Springhouses
1. springhouse [n] - See also: springhouse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Springhouses
Literary usage of Springhouses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wilson Bulletinby Wilson Ornithological Club, Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Wilson Ornithological Society by Wilson Ornithological Club, Nebraska Ornithologists' Union, Wilson Ornithological Society (1900)
"Two pairs occupy separate deserted springhouses, one pair in stone wall of
dismantled house, -and another pair occupy a stone culvert under railroad ..."
2. Cincinnati, the Queen City, 1788-1912 by S.J. Clarke Publishing Company (1912)
"They would go into the country and build ovens or springhouses, and repair
buildings, taking their pay when the work was done. ..."
3. Life-histories of the Birds of Eastern Pennsylvania by Thomas George Gentry (1876)
"Again, unoccupied springhouses, close by streams of water are favorite resorts.
The above places are, doubtless, selected on account of the various ..."
4. Reports of the Industrial Commission by United States Industrial Commission, James Henderson Kyle, Albert Clarke (1901)
"Independently of the advantages of the cellar there, do they not usually utilize
the small springs and the springhouses. and also the smokehouse? ..."
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