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Etymology
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dead
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house
Noun
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deadhouse
(
plural
deadhouses
)
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