backhouse
noun
a building behind the main building, often serving a subsidiary purpose.
backhouses
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pluralof backhouse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dating to that same period, it is one of New York’s so-called backhouses, the smaller residences that landlords erected in the 19th century behind the cover of larger buildings to increase rent revenue.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2019
Some farmers have sets in barns, on tractors and even in backhouses.
From Time Magazine Archive
