deadhouse

== English == === Etymology === From dead +‎ house. === Noun === deadhouse (plural deadhouses) A place for the temporary reception and exposure of dead human bodies (as for example to store them during the winter until the hand-digging of a grave becomes practical after the spring thaw). Coordinate terms: morgue (formerly synonymous), mortuary; charnel house, vault (Australia, New Zealand, historical) A room or building behind a bar (drinking establishment) where excessively drunk customers may be taken to sober up.