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out·house
/
ˈaʊtˌhaʊs
/
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[
out
-hous
]
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noun,
plural
out·hous·es
/
-ˌhaʊ
zɪz
/
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[
-hou-ziz
]
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.
1.
an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.
2.
any outbuilding.
Origin:
1525–35;
out-
+
house
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outhouse
(ˈaʊtˌhaʊs)
—
n
1.
a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding
2.
(
US
) an outside lavatory
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
outhouse
1533, "shed, outbuilding," from
out
+
house
(q.v.). Sense of "a privy" (principally Amer.Eng.) is first attested 1819.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The
outhouse
, or privy, was the outdoor toilet as indoor plumbing was not
feasible.
Shared facilities include an
outhouse
type toilet and a bucket shower.
There is an
outhouse
, but you should bring your own toilet paper.
The service's yurt sleeps up to eight and includes a wood stove and
outhouse
.
Each site is equipped with fire pit, picnic table, and adjacent
outhouse
.
The only facility the soviet had was an
outhouse
, and the pensioner was its attendant.
Her once-rural neighborhood was becoming crowded by lots of new homes, and the new people thought her
outhouse
was unsanitary.
The site has two paved ramps, a float and an
outhouse
.
Your putts will roll between bears, raccoons and an
outhouse
.
Eight campsites with fire rings and a vault
outhouse
provide camping facilities at the lake.
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