bunkhouse
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Alternative forms
- bunk house
Etymology
Noun
bunkhouse (plural bunkhouses)
- A building providing sleeping quarters for workers or guests, especially in a rural setting.
- 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 6, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
- The men resided in a huge bunk house, which consisted of one room only, with a shack outside where the cooking was done. In the large room were a dozen bunks ; half of them in a very dishevelled state, […]
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