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noun
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A room or building behind a bar (drinking establishment) where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, historical
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History
From dead + house.
