supply housen.

Brit.

/səˈplʌɪ haʊs/, U.S.

/səˈplaɪ ˌhaʊs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: supply n., house n.¹

Etymology: < supply n. + house n.¹

1. Chiefly North American. A storehouse, esp. a simple or temporary structure storing supplies for the use of travellers, traders, etc. Now historical.In quot. 1864 in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > storehouse

houseOE

storehouse1348

penuary1607

store1667

deposit-house1797

supply house1864

garnerage1880

1864 Vermont Chron. 14 May 2/1 Then let us go to the divine supply-house that we may have the oil, the holy ‘unction’.

1865 Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bull. 15 Dec. 73/1 Besides these there is a frame building used for a supply house for clothing, &c.

1871 Ann. Progress Rep. Public Wks. Punjab 20 Progress was made in constructing the sarai, supply house, and well at the Narail encamping ground.

1905 L. Mott Jules of Great Heart 161 A voyageur showed him to the supply-house, and he got some pemmican, tea and bread, and a blanket.

1999 L. Butler Indians & Soldiers ix, in La Planta County Ser.: Bk. 3 68 Falling sun..found weary military travelers at the supply house in Durango.

2. U.S. A business selling supplies; a commercial supplier of goods and equipment. Frequently with modifying word.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > firm or business selling goods

supply house1879

1879 Rep. Comm. Special Merits in 29th Ann. Rep. Indiana State Board Agric. 153 A supply house is established at Indianapolis, with Messrs. Noel Brothers.

1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 1 Sears, Roebuck & Co., (Incorporated), Cheapest Supply House on Earth, Chicago.

1904 J. H. Prothero Prosthetic Dentistry iii. 22 Other impression materials..are furnished by the dental supply houses.

1952 J. Thompson Killer inside Me xv. 87 Conway's jobbing all the materials, dealing with the supply houses, paying off the men.

1975 M. Banister Craft of Bookbinding (1993) 20/1 A lightweight, cloth material, made especially for bookbinding and available from binderies, binders' supply houses, etc.

2002 P. Raines Simple Stonescaping (2003) iii. 33/2 Art supply stores carry colored wax pencils as do supply houses that cater to the granite business—these are the best.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supply house
释义	supply housen. Brit. /səˈplʌɪ haʊs/, U.S. /səˈplaɪ ˌhaʊs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: supply n., house n.¹ Etymology: < supply n. + house n.¹ 1. Chiefly North American. A storehouse, esp. a simple or temporary structure storing supplies for the use of travellers, traders, etc. Now historical.In quot. 1864 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored > storehouse houseOE storehouse1348 penuary1607 store1667 deposit-house1797 supply house1864 garnerage1880 1864 Vermont Chron. 14 May 2/1 Then let us go to the divine supply-house that we may have the oil, the holy ‘unction’. 1865 Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bull. 15 Dec. 73/1 Besides these there is a frame building used for a supply house for clothing, &c. 1871 Ann. Progress Rep. Public Wks. Punjab 20 Progress was made in constructing the sarai, supply house, and well at the Narail encamping ground. 1905 L. Mott Jules of Great Heart 161 A voyageur showed him to the supply-house, and he got some pemmican, tea and bread, and a blanket. 1999 L. Butler Indians & Soldiers ix, in La Planta County Ser.: Bk. 3 68 Falling sun..found weary military travelers at the supply house in Durango. 2. U.S. A business selling supplies; a commercial supplier of goods and equipment. Frequently with modifying word. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > firm or business selling goods supply house1879 1879 Rep. Comm. Special Merits in 29th Ann. Rep. Indiana State Board Agric. 153 A supply house is established at Indianapolis, with Messrs. Noel Brothers. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 1 Sears, Roebuck & Co., (Incorporated), Cheapest Supply House on Earth, Chicago. 1904 J. H. Prothero Prosthetic Dentistry iii. 22 Other impression materials..are furnished by the dental supply houses. 1952 J. Thompson Killer inside Me xv. 87 Conway's jobbing all the materials, dealing with the supply houses, paying off the men. 1975 M. Banister Craft of Bookbinding (1993) 20/1 A lightweight, cloth material, made especially for bookbinding and available from binderies, binders' supply houses, etc. 2002 P. Raines Simple Stonescaping (2003) iii. 33/2 Art supply stores carry colored wax pencils as do supply houses that cater to the granite business—these are the best. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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