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Word entry · 8 letters

outhouse

Best crossword clue

"Backyard privy"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈaʊthaʊs/Part of speech nounSorted ehoostuuStarts with OEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1O2U3T4H5O6U7S8E

Definitions

  1. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • […] plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses

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