shouse en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃaʊs/
Etymology
A clipping of shithouse.
Meanings
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(Australia, slang) An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Shouse, a privy.
1941, Sidney John Baker, A Popular Dictionary of Australian Slang, page 66:He sat off on one side, lonesome as a country shouse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| s'house | alternative | lexicographic | |
| shouses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |