Outhouse
[out-hous] /ˈaʊtˌhaʊs/
noun, plural outhouses
[out-hou-ziz] /ˈaʊtˌhaʊ zɪz/ (Show IPA)
1.
an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.
2.
any outbuilding.
/ˈaʊtˌhaʊs/
noun
1.
a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding
2.
(US) an outside lavatory
n.
early 14c., “shed, outbuilding,” from out + house (n.). Sense of “a privy” (principally American English) is first attested 1819.
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