a1425 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker (1884) I. 670 Hoc furnium, ovenhouse.
1518 in J. B. Paul (1903) V. 148 To Schaw, the Kingis mastir kuk, for j owynhous biggit in the castell.
1892 23 281 The village bakery was a place of much resort, and the baker's oven, sometimes called an ovenhouse.., a landmark.