backhouse

== English == === Alternative forms === back-house, back house === Etymology === From back +‎ house. === Pronunciation === === Noun === backhouse (plural backhouses) (now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse. (US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. ==== Synonyms ==== (outhouse): backside (UK); see also Thesaurus:outhouse ==== Hypernyms ==== backside house outbuilding ==== Descendants ==== → French: bécosse === References === Oxford English Dictionary. "back-house, n." === Anagrams === houseback