firehouse means A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 65 out of 100.
Etymology
From Middle English firhous, fyrehous, from Old English fȳrhūs (“a fire-house, a room with a fire; furnace”), equivalent to fire + house. Compare Icelandic eldhús (“kitchen”).
noun
- A house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse.
- A fire station