outbuilding

[out-bil-ding]

noun

a detached building subordinate to a main building.

Origin of outbuilding

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + building

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Related Words for out-building

latrine, bathroom, lavatory, outbuilding, shed, privy, washroom, WC

Examples from the Web for out-building

Historical Examples of out-building

Deck preferred the out-building to Cuffy's bed, which he offered them.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen
Oliver Optic
The last words were uttered as a couple of farm-hands came from an out-building to see what was astir.
Legends of Longdendale
Thomas Middleton
Whoever burns an out-building shall be imprisoned six months, receive fifty lashes, and pay all damages.
A History of Oregon, 1792-1849
William Henry Gray
My barn, carriage-house and stable, together with every other out-building, were nowhere to be seen.
A Full Description of the Great Tornado in Chester County, Pa.
Richard Darlington
He evidently kept his gun and ammunition in this out-building, for he had a powder-horn and shot-bag suspended from his shoulders.
A Lieutenant at Eighteen
Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for out-building

outbuilding

noun

a building subordinate to but separate from a main building; outhouse

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Word Origin and History for out-building

"a detached or subordinate building," 1620s, from out + building (n.).