outhouse
Americannoun
plural
outhouses-
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
Etymology
Origin of outhouse
Example Sentences
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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 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
Mary Lou Beaver grew up in Akiachak, packing water from the river as a girl, collecting rainwater and using an outhouse.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023
The youngest, the one who had come in from the outhouse, walked, painfully slowly, over to a high and ramshackle chest of drawers, and bent over.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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