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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Roundhouse  \Round"house`\,  n. 
  1.  A  constable's  prison;  a  lockup,  watch-house,  or  station 
  house.  [Obs.] 
 
  2.  (Naut.) 
  a  A  cabin  or  apartament  on  the  after  part  of  the 
  quarter-deck,  having  the  poop  for  its  roof;  -- 
  sometimes  called  the  {coach}. 
  b  A  privy  near  the  bow  of  the  vessel. 
 
  3.  A  house  for  locomotive  engines,  built  circularly  around  a 
  turntable. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  roundhouse 
  n  1:  circular  building  for  repairing  locomotives 
  2:  a  hook  delivered  with  an  exaggerated  swing 




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