fishhouse
/ˈfɪʃ.haʊs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A business located at the water's edge that provides support to fishermen and which buys and then processes and onsells their catch.
noun
A temporary shelter belonging to an individual fisherman for use while ice fishing.
noun
A restaurant that specializes in fish and seafood.
Example Sentences
- "It is in the fishhouse where the fishermen gather in the morning to exchange news about the weather, tides, the price of seafood, about one another and about the people who live in Mullet Springs."
- "Often they did not know until that morning whether a particular fishhouse had work."
- "Stumpy Point, a small town on the east side of Stumpy Point Bay, has a fishhouse where gasoline, diesel fuel, and water are available;"
- "It shows the receipts and expenses for each day that Frank sells to the fishhouse. The fishhouse charges for items such as ice and oil are included on the ticket and Frank receives the net payment (income minus expenses)."
- "Those who expect to fish in real winter weather must have a little stove in the fishhouse."
- "Everyone in town, E. A. Walter, president of the Glei wood State Bank, to the last median at the Soo Line Railroad roundhouse seems to own a fishhouse."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: fyschehous, fisċhūs