noun
- small buildings constructed over natural springs to keep food and dairy products cool before refrigeration
Usage: historical; plural of springhouse
Examples
- The old farm had two springhouses where milk and butter were stored.
- Colonial settlers built springhouses to preserve their perishable foods.
- Many historic springhouses can still be found in rural Pennsylvania.
- The springhouses kept the temperature consistently cool year-round.
- Archaeologists discovered the foundations of several springhouses on the property.
- These stone springhouses were essential for food preservation in the 1800s.