stockhouse

Meanings

• noun

  A large building for storing and managing agricultural or industrial products.

  - "The grain stockhouse was filled to capacity."
  - "The company constructed a new stockhouse for their raw materials."

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Variants

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Karlheinz Stockhausen , Stockhausen

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'stok' meaning log or stack, and 'hus' meaning house.

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Trivia

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1. Stockhouses were once commonly used to store tobacco leaves before they were shipped to market.

2. The world's largest stockhouse is the Cargill Salt Stockhouse in Goderich, Ontario, Canada, which can hold over 10 million tons of salt.

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Related Concepts

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1. warehouse: A large building used for storing and managing goods, similar to a stockhouse but often used for non-agricultural or non-industrial products.

2. silos: Large, cylindrical structures used for storing and managing bulk agricultural products, such as grain or hay.

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Culture

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Stockhouses have been an essential part of agriculture and industry for centuries. They allow for efficient storage and management of large quantities of goods, particularly in industries such as agriculture and manufacturing.

How to Memorize "stockhouse"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large, industrial building with tall stacks of goods inside.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stockhouse' with the idea of efficient storage and management of large quantities of goods.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'Stores Of Commodities Keep Harvest' to help remember the definition of a stockhouse.

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