ROUNDHOUSE

roundhouse

(noun) a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing

roundhouse

(noun) workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

roundhouse (plural roundhouses)

A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house. [from 15th c.]

(nautical, now, chiefly, historical) The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship. [from 17th c.]

(nautical, now, historical) A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers. [from 19th c.]

(rail transport) A circular building in which locomotives are housed. [from 19th c.]

(archaeology) A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age. [from 19th c.]

(chiefly, US) A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement. [from 20th c.]

(card games) In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.

Verb

roundhouse (third-person singular simple present roundhouses, present participle roundhousing, simple past and past participle roundhoused)

To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.

Source: Wiktionary

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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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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