A building or room where cooking is done, especially in a camp, ship, or institution.
From 'cook' plus 'house,' a compound word. This term became standard in military, naval, and labor contexts to describe the dedicated cooking facility. Similar formations include 'smokehouse' and 'boathouse.'
On ships and in military camps, the cookhouse was one of the most crucial buildings—historians can learn about a civilization's daily life by studying what cookhouses reveal about food, hierarchy, and health practices!
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