lockhouse
lockhouse · lockhouses
A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper…A house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.
Meaning
1 sensesA house, often small, beside a canal or river lock, usually occupied by the lockkeeper (locktender) in centuries past, and in some places still so occupied today.
Origin
From lock + house.From lock + house.
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Forms
plural: lockhouses| Singular | lockhouse |
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