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Webster 1913 Edition
Roundhouse
Round′houseˊ
,Noun.
1.
A constable’s prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house.
[Obs.]
2.
(Naut.)
(a)
A cabin or apartment on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; – sometimes called the
coach
. (b)
A privy near the bow of the vessel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Roundhouse
ROUND'HOUSE
, n.1.
A constable's prison; the prison to secure persons taken up by the night-watch, till they can be examined by a magistrate.2.
In a ship of war, a certain necessary near the head, for the use of particular officers.3.
In large merchantmen and ships of war, a cabin or apartment in the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; sometimes called the coach. It is the master's lodging room.