cookhouse/ˈkʊkˌhaʊs/EtymologyFrom cook + house. Used in Middle English (1296) in a name (Cokehuse), perhaps referring to a kitchen or a restaurant.cookhouse means A small building where cooking takes place. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.nounA small building where cooking takes place.“I got the food ready, almost on time, then had to hunt down the two little boys whose job it was to ferry it from cookhouse to table and then serve it.”