outhouse
Americannoun
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an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.
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any outbuilding.
noun
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a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding
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an outside lavatory
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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
Following his arrest in May 2024, police found £75,000 in a safe hidden in a brick outhouse in the rear garden of his home in Crankwood Road.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Squish Factor – The outhouse at the dogsledding camp was surprisingly roomy and very clean!
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025
He threw himself into the project, spending a week installing a 2,600-gallon water tank, an outhouse and a plywood shack to sleep in with stud walls and a steel door.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Pa felt the call of nature and ducked inside the outhouse.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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