winehouse

English

Alternative forms

  • wine house

Etymology

From Old English wīnhūs, equivalent to wine +‎ house.

Noun

winehouse (plural winehouses)

  1. A tavern or restaurant at which the primary drink served is wine.
  2. The building on a vineyard in which the winepress is located.
  3. A communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.
    Synonyms: mead hall, mead house, winehall
    • 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 32:
      The wine house and the guest house were hung with curtains shining bright against the wooden walls.

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