# milkhouse

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A building (or portion thereof) on a dairy farm where milk is collected, cooled, and stored temporarily, pending sale and shipment.
2. A building where milk is processed into products such as butter or cheese; a dairy.

## Etymology
From milk + house. Compare Dutch melkhuis, German Milchhaus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/milkhouse