Home › Words › W › winehousewinehousewinehouse · name — A surname.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyAnglicised form of German Wienhause.nameA surname.nounThe building on a vineyard in which the winepress is located.e.g.“Near-synonym: winery”A tavern or restaurant at which the primary drink served is wine.A communal feasting hall where the lord and his retainers gathered for drinking, gift-giving, storytelling, celebration, etc.e.g.“The wine house and the guest house were hung with curtains shining bright against the wooden walls.” — 1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 32:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).