bunkhouse

bunkhouse
/bungk"hows'/, n., pl. bunkhouses /-how'ziz/.
a rough building, often with bunk beds, used for sleeping quarters, as for ranch hands, migratory workers, or campers.
[1875-80, Amer.; BUNK1 + HOUSE]

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