Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In oyster-canning, a house or room where oysters are steamed.
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Examples
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"I must admit I fail to see the attraction; the only places I care to have steam are in the kitchen, in the steam-house, and rising above the waters of a soaking-pool."
Storm Rising Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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"I must admit I fail to see the attraction; the only places I care to have steam are in the kitchen, in the steam-house, and rising above the waters of a soaking-pool."
Storm Rising Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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But that could wait until she had a half-penny to spare for the public baths and steam-house.
The Lark And The Wren Lackey, Mercedes 1992
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