outhouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaʊthaʊs/ (Canada, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).
Meanings
- (Canada, US) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
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(dated) Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
[…] plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses
1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:Dumbledore pointed toward a run-down stone outhouse where the Weasleys kept their broomsticks.
2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:I had first to obtain a recommendation from the Assistant Resident to the Regent, and then an order from the Regent to the Waidono; and when after a week's delay I arrived with my baggage and men at Modjo-agong, I found them all in the midst of a five days' feast, to celebrate the circumcision of the Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an outhouse given me to stay in.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 161:There was a considerable outhouse, which he unlocked and we entered.
1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Disintegration Machine:The children had explored the gardens and the outhouses thoroughly before they were caught and cleaned for tea, and they saw quite well that they were certain to be happy at the White House.
1902, E. Nesbit, Five Children and It:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outhouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| out-house | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
outhousey · built like a brick outhouse
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
kocay · gonghouse · Cousin John · wardrobe · danna · common house · khazi · retreat · issue · earth closet · privy house · long drop · draught · backside · house of office · shithouse · jakeshouse · purging place · carsey · draught-house · siegehouse · boggard · jakes · foreign · gong · shield · withdraught · karzy · neddy · necessary house · outbuilding (any small outer building) · privy · usual offices · jacques · passage house · backhouse · dunnekin · necessary place · johnny house · vault · shouse · longhouse · petty · house of ease · house of easement · bog · House of Commons · necessary · little house · petty-house · gingerbread office · craphouse · chamber foreign · thunderbox · commons · dunny · necessary vault · siege · outhouse · netty · boghouse · gang
Translations (64)
uk ну́жник (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · is náðhús (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi ulkohuussi (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · cs kadibudka (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · sv utedass (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pl sławojka (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · ru туале́т вне до́ма (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pdt Bekjhus (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · bg външен клозет (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · ar مِرْحَاض خَارِجِيّ (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pt casinha (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · tpi liklik haus (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · da das (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nl buitentoilet (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · enm gong (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · hu pottyantós (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pl latryna (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · cic aboowoshi' (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · sv avträde (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · hu árnyékszék (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nn uthus (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nb utedass (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · ru уличный туале́т (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pdt Zekjreet (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · esu yuqerrvik (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · de Außenklo (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · hu latrina (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · wa tchiyote (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · vi nhà vệ sinh (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pdt Hieskje (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · sh poljski klozet (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nn utedass (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · mk у́личен тоале́т (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · de Außentoilette (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi huussi (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · vi cầu tiêu (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · de Häuschen (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi ulkovessa (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · hu budi (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nb uthus (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · esu anarvik (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · el απόπατος (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi pikkula (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · izh kuja (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · ru сорти́р (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · cmn 流動廁所 /流动厕所 (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pl wychodek (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nb utedo (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi huusi (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · nv chąąʼ báhooghan (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · it gabinetto esterno (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi pihan perä (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · cmn 屋外廁所 /屋外厕所 (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · es retrete exterior/apartado (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pdt Kloo (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi puucee (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · it cesso alla turca (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · fi ulkokäymälä (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · pl wygódka (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · it latrina (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · taa tron' yex (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · ja 屋外トイレ (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · de Plumpsklo (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet) · sh poljski zahod (outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet)