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Webster 1913 Edition

outhouse

out′houseˊ

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Noun.

1.

A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.

Webster 1828 Edition

Outhouse

OUT'HOUSE

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Noun.

A small house or building at a little distance from the main house.

Definition 2024

outhouse

outhouse

English

An outhouse marked WC

Noun

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.
- 1945 May, George Orwell, chapter 6, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
  
  […] plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses

Synonyms

(outer building used for urination and defecation): See Wikisaurus:bathroom
(any small outer building): See outbuilding

Translations

outdoor toilet — See also translations at : shithouse,‎ latrine,‎ toilet

Chinese:
Mandarin: 屋外廁所, 屋外厕所 ‎(wūwài cè suǒ), 流動廁所, 流动厕所 ‎(liúdòng cè suǒ)
Czech: kadibudka (cs) f
Finnish: ulkovessa, ulkohuussi, puucee (fi)
German: Plumpsklo (de) n, Außenklo n (colloquial); Außentoilette f
Greek: απόπατος (el) m ‎(apópatos)
Hungarian: budi (hu), pottyantós
Italian: gabinetto esterno, latrina f, cesso alla turca m
Japanese: 屋外トイレ ‎(okugai toire)

Navajo: chąąʼ báhooghan
Norwegian: utedo m, n, utedass m (Bokmål & Nynorsk)
Polish: wychodek (pl) m, wygódka f, sławojka (pl) f, latryna (pl) f
Portuguese: casinha (pt) f
Russian: се́льский туале́т m ‎(sélʹskij tualét), туале́т вне до́ма m ‎(tualét vne dóma)
Swedish: utedass (sv) n (colloquial, but commonly used), avträde (sv) n
Tok Pisin: liklik haus
Walloon: tchiyote (wa) f

outbuilding — see outbuilding