Home › Words › F › fishhousefishhouse/ˈfɪʃ.haʊs/fishhouse means A business located at the water's edge that provides support to fishermen and which buys and then processes and onsells their catch.fishhouse is pronounced /ˈfɪʃ.haʊs/.EtymologyFrom Middle English fyschehous, from Old English fisċhūs; equivalent to fish + house.nounA business located at the water's edge that provides support to fishermen and which buys and then processes and onsells their catch.e.g.“It is in the fishhouse where the fishermen gather in the morning to exchange news about the weather, tides, the price of seafood, about one another and about the people who live in Mullet Springs.” — 1975, George Zarur, Seafood Gatherers in Mullet Springs, page 87:A temporary shelter belonging to an individual fisherman for use while ice fishing.e.g.“Those who expect to fish in real winter weather must have a little stove in the fishhouse.” — 1919, The Continent - Volume 50, page 1331:A restaurant that specializes in fish and seafood.e.g.“Chesapeake is a California version of an East Coast fishhouse, but more comfortable and sophisticated.” — 2001, Stephen Silverman, The Eclectic Gourmet Guide to San Diego, page 97:A business that breeds fish for aquariums, selling them either to pet shops or directly to the public.e.g.“As does sometimes happen, one particular tank in our fishhouse supported fish and plants better than any other, so the inmates were evacuated and the young Discus introduced.” — 1956, Water Life and Aquaria World - Volumes 11-12, page 126:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).