Definition of parkhouse

[Benjamin Barrett]

LOL. I suppose if it's in the same entry as a thesaurus, it should be
similar. Perhaps, then, this is a non-word or ghost word that Rodale
introduced somehow. BB

Laurence Horn wrote:
> At 9:53 AM -0800 1/2/08, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>
>> Thanks for checking that out in the OED. I got nowhere online, but there
>> was a lot of noise from proper nouns.
>>
>> It doesn't seem unusual for thesauruses to use questionable words. This
>> is the first time I've had trouble with a word from Rodale's, though
>> Laurence Horn was familiar with this word
>>
>
> Not really; I was just extrapolating from context.  Whatever it is,
> I'm sure it's not as cute, etymologically speaking, as "gazebo".
>
> LH
>
>
>> , so perhaps it's a word simply
>> not well documented.
>>
>> FWIW, I was looking for something like a gazebo, but more open. I went
>> with pavilion, based on the graphic at
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:CUHKRoundPavilion.JPG (article at
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_pavilion). BB
>>
>> Joel S. Berson wrote:
>>
>>> Not in OED3 either, and would be between two Draft Revision Dec. 2007
>>> words I know well  ;-)  parkette and parkie.
>>>
>>> The only instance of "parkhouse*" in OED3 is in "the Parkhouse
>>> Beckingham Hovercat".
>>>
>>> Joel
>>>
>>> At 1/1/2008 09:24 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Rodale's Synonym Finder has "parkhouse" under "gazebo", but I cannot
>>>> find a definition for parkhouse.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone advise me what this word means?
>>>>

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