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- Dictionaryouthouse/ˈaʊthaʊs/
noun
- 1. a building such as a shed or barn that is built on to or in the grounds of a house. Similar
verb
- 1. store or accommodate away from the main storage or accommodation area: "books outhoused in the annex take longer to deliver"
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a small building containing a seat over a hole that is used as a toilet, used esp. by people who live in houses that do not have water moving in pipes.
noun. out· house ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇s. plural outhouses ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇-zəz. also -səz. Synonyms of outhouse. : outbuilding. … barns, stables, and other outhouses … Wayne R. LaFave and Austin W. Scott, Jr. especially : privy sense 1a. They lived in an off-the-grid cabin with an out-door kitchen and an outhouse. Diane Daniel.
outhouse. (aʊthaʊs ) Word forms: outhouses. 1. countable noun. An outhouse is a small building attached to a house or very close to the house, used, for example, for storing things in. 2. countable noun. An outhouse is an outside toilet. [US] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
a small building containing a seat over a hole that is used as a toilet, used esp. by people who live in houses that do not have water moving in pipes.
An outhouse is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers a toilet. This is typically either a pit latrine or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may also be used to denote the toilet itself, not just the structure.
The earliest known use of the noun outhouse is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for outhouse is from 1301. outhouse is formed within English, by derivation.
Outhouse definition: A small, enclosed structure having one or two holes in a seat built over a pit and serving as an outdoor toilet.
Define outhouse. outhouse synonyms, outhouse pronunciation, outhouse translation, English dictionary definition of outhouse. n. 1. A small, enclosed structure having one or two holes in a seat built over a pit and serving as an outdoor toilet. 2. An outbuilding, as on a farm....
Outhouse definition: an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.. See examples of OUTHOUSE used in a sentence.
Sep 27, 2024 · Noun. [edit] outhouse (plural outhouses) (Canada, US) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit. (dated) Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building. Synonyms. [edit] (outer building used for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:outhouse.
