summer kitchen

noun

: a small building or shed that is usually adjacent to a house and is used as a kitchen in warm weather

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The site has the Watkins house built in 1850 equipped with a summer kitchen, smoke house, icehouse and fruit dry house. Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 Overlooking a large swimming pool with an inset spa, a cabana was decked out with a summer kitchen and a rooftop terrace. Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026 Other amenities include an outdoor summer kitchen, private dock, infinity pool and 400-bottle wine cellar. Catherine Odom july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Beyond the pool deck, an outdoor cinema, sunset yoga lawn, summer kitchens and a reservable event space overlooking the Intracoastal create a setting that shifts from a quiet morning to an evening among friends. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for summer kitchen

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First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of summer kitchen was in 1632

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“Summer kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20kitchen. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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