outhouse

Definition

An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit.

Etymology

From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).

Example Sentences

• "I had first to obtain a recommendation from the Assistant Resident to the Regent, and then an order from the Regent to the Waidono; and when after a week's delay I arrived with my baggage and men at Modjo-agong, I found them all in the midst of a five days' feast, to celebrate the circumcision of the Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an outhouse given me to stay in."
• "The children had explored the gardens and the outhouses thoroughly before they were caught and cleaned for tea, and they saw quite well that they were certain to be happy at the White House."
• "There was a considerable outhouse, which he unlocked and we entered."

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