noun
outhouse
OWT-hows
noun
1
A small outdoor toilet built as a separate structure, typically without plumbing.
"The old cabin still had an outhouse instead of indoor plumbing."
2
Any small building separate from the main house.
"They stored garden tools in the outhouse."
How to Use Outhouse
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small building apart from the main house, especially one used as a toilet.
UK vs US
In the US, this most often means an outdoor toilet; in the UK, it more often refers to any small outbuilding like a shed.
Word Forms
outhoused past tense, outhouses plural, outhouses singular
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Etymology
From Middle English outhous, built from "out-" plus "house."