icehouse

Meanings

• noun

  A building or structure used for storing ice.

  - "The icehouse was built in the 19th century to store ice for use during the summer."
  - "Farmers used to have icehouses to store ice harvested from lakes or ponds."

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Antonyms

greenhouse , hothouse

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Variants

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icehouse , icehouses

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Etymology

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An icehouse is a building or structure designed to store ice, typically for use in cooling food or for industrial purposes. The word comes from the Old English word 'ishus,' which means 'ice house.'

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Trivia

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1. An average-sized icehouse could hold around 10,000 pounds of ice.

2. The first recorded use of an icehouse dates back to ancient Egypt, around 2500 BCE.

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Related Concepts

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1. refrigeration: Icehouses are a type of early refrigeration technology, which was widely used before the widespread availability of electric refrigerators.

2. ice harvesting: The process of cutting ice from bodies of water, such as lakes or ponds, and storing it in an icehouse for later use.

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Culture

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The icehouse has cultural significance in various historical contexts, particularly in agricultural communities where it was used to store ice for preserving food during warmer months. It has also been mentioned in literature, such as in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' and in folk songs.

How to Memorize "icehouse"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a large, insulated building with thick walls and a large door. Inside, there are large blocks of ice. Visualize the process of loading the ice into the icehouse and sealing the door.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'icehouse' with the image of a large, cold building used to store ice. Remember that it was an important technology for preserving food before the widespread availability of electric refrigerators.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'I Can Eat A Sandwich In The Icehouse' to remember the definition of an icehouse (a building used to store ice).

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