Originally and chiefly US. A building in which to hang or store meat or other provisions; a building where meat is smoked as a means of curing it; a smokehouse.
Origin
Early 18th century. From meat + house interjection.
Definition of meat house in US English:
meat house
nounˈmiːt haʊs
Originally and chiefly US. A building in which to hang or store meat or other provisions; a building where meat is smoked as a means of curing it; a smokehouse.
Origin
Early 18th century. From meat + house [interjection].