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backhouse
[
bak
-hous
]
back·house
/
ˈbækˌhaʊs
/
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[
bak
-hous
]
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noun,
plural
back·hous·es
/
-ˌhaʊ
zɪz
/
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[
-hou-ziz
]
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.
1.
a building behind the main building, often serving a subsidiary purpose.
2.
a privy; outhouse.
Origin:
1550–60;
back
1
+
house
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backhouse
(ˈbækˌhaʊs)
—
n
another word for:
outhouse
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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