outhouse
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outhouse
- /ˈaʊthaʊs/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).
noun outhouses · out-house
- An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.
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Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building.
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Similar: outbuilding
Similar: backhouse, backside, bog, boggard, boghouse, carsey, chamber foreign, common house, commons, Cousin John, craphouse, danna, draught, draught-house, dunnekin, dunny, earth closet, foreign, gang, gingerbread office, gong, gonghouse, House of Commons, house of ease, house of easement, house of office, issue, jacques, jakes, jakeshouse
verb outhouses · outhousing · outhoused · out-house
- To house in a separate building. In our discussion of outhousing we have tried to take into account the inconvenience to users as well as the potential savings in costs.
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: backhouse, backside, bog, boggard, boghouse, carsey, chamber foreign, common house, commons, Cousin John, craphouse, danna, draught, draught-house, dunnekin, dunny, earth closet, foreign, gang, gingerbread office, gong, gonghouse, House of Commons, house of ease, house of easement, house of office, issue, jacques, jakes, jakeshouse
Translations
Every language
noun outdoor toilet — see also shithouse, latrine, toilet
| Español | retrete exterior/apartado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 屋外トイレ okugai toire |
| 中文 | 屋外廁所 /屋外厕所 wūwài cè suǒ, 流動廁所 /流动厕所 liúdòng cè suǒ |
| Português | casinha |
| Deutsch | Plumpsklo, Außenklo, Außentoilette, Häuschen |
| Italiano | gabinetto esterno, latrina, cesso alla turca |
| Ελληνικά | απόπατος apópatos |
| Русский | уличный туале́т uličnyj tualét, туале́т вне до́ма tualét vne dóma, сорти́р sortír |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà vệ sinh, cầu tiêu |
| العربية | مِرْحَاض خَارِجِيّ mirḥāḍ ḵārijiyy |
Talk about this word "outhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. outhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outhouse "outhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outhouse.Cite this
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title = {outhouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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