BACKHOUSE

Etymology

Noun

backhouse (plural backhouses)

(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.

(US, Canada, euphemism) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Synonyms

• (outhouse): backside (UK); see also bathroom

Hypernyms

• backside

• house

• outbuilding

Anagrams

• houseback

Source: Wiktionary


Back"house`, n. Etym: [Back, a. + house.]

Definition: A building behind the main building. Specifically: A privy; a necessary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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