outhouse

== English == === Alternative forms === out-house (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- +‎ house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”). === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈaʊthaʊs/ Hyphenation: out‧house === Noun === outhouse (plural outhouses) (Canada, US) An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit. (dated) Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building. ==== Synonyms ==== (outer building used for urination and defecation): See Thesaurus:outhouse (any small outer building): See outbuilding ==== Hypernyms ==== house ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === outhouse (third-person singular simple present outhouses, present participle outhousing, simple past and past participle outhoused) (transitive) To house in a separate building. 1969, Great Britain. National Libraries Committee, Frederick Sydney Dainton, Report of the National Libraries Committee (page 85) In our discussion of outhousing we have tried to take into account the inconvenience to users as well as the potential savings in costs.