backhouse (plural backhouses)
(now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building.
(US, Canada, euphemism) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
• (outhouse): backside (UK); see also bathroom
• backside
• house
• outbuilding
• 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
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
