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Store-house, n. Also: stoir-, sture- and -hous, -housse. [ME and e.m.E. storhus (1348), storehous (1463), storhouse (1497), stoore housse (Tindale), storehouse (1540); Stor(e n. 4 and Hous n.¹ 2 b.] A building used for storage of goods. — 1586 Reg. Cupar A. II 294.
Aill, brede [etc.] … furth of the stoirhousse, kechine, and cellaris of the said abbacie 1618 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 96.
For laying of sindrie soirtes of tymber in the stoirhous of Falkland 1636 Aberd. Council Lett. II 49.
Be reasone of the great det whairin the towne ar alredie drawin be thair common warkis at thair peir … wardhous … packhous and stoirhous 1661 Aberd. Council Lett. IV 153.
That sture houses may be built in convenient places for preservation of salt and other necessars for traid 1687 Rothesay B. Rec. 429.
Craveing liberty of soe much ground att the south end of … his houss att the shore with the halfe gavill therto belonging as will build ane store housse