forehouse, noun

Origin:
Calque formed on Dutch voorhuis.
obs.
voorhuis. Also attributive.
1816 G. Barker Journal. 9 Aug.Made a window for the fore house.
1835 A. Smith Diary (1939) I. 258Titus, seeing this, levelled his gun at Pinnear and fired; he fell back into the forehouse dead.
1851 N.J. Merriman Cape Jrnls (1957) 174They all live (family, and to a great extent servants too) in the great ‘fore house’.
1852 A.W. Cole Cape & Kafirs 301I accepted the invitation, and took my seat in the ‘fore-house,’ or large centre room of the dwelling.
1866 E.L. Price Jrnls (1956) 219He had large congregations & much work as usual — a short but disturbed midday nap on Sechele’s forehouse sofa. After the evening service, had been invited with the traders to take tea with His Majesty in this same forehouse (or diningroom).
voorhuis. Also attributive.
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