deadhouse

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Etymology

dead +‎ house

Noun

deadhouse (plural deadhouses)

  1. A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw).
    Coordinate terms: morgue (formerly synonymous), mortuary; charnel house, vault
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