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ROUND-HOUSE

\ɹˈa͡ʊndhˈa͡ʊs], \ɹˈa‍ʊndhˈa‍ʊs], \ɹ_ˈaʊ_n_d_h_ˈaʊ_s]\

Definitions of ROUND-HOUSE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Naut.) A lock-up in a village or small town.
(Naut.) Also the square cabin on the quarter-deck, having the poop for a roof, sometimes called the coach in men-of-war; it has a passage all round it.
(Naut.) See Deck-house.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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