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roundhouse

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Noun

  1. A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house.
  2. The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship.
  3. A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers.
  4. A circular building in which locomotives are housed, sometimes with a turntable.
  5. A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age.
  6. A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
  7. In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.

Verb

  1. To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.

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