2. a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; - Example: "the circus used a tent as their cookhouse"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cookhouse
n 1: the area for food preparation on a ship [syn: galley,
ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse]
2: a detached or outdoor shelter for cooking; "the circus used a
tent as their cookhouse"