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backhouse

noun
back·​house | \ ˈbak-ËŒhau̇s How to pronounce backhouse (audio) \

Definition of backhouse

: privy sense 1a

Examples of backhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 One of the oldest homes in Brooklyn Heights, a Federal-style, wood-frame house that dates to the early 19th century, with a two-bedroom backhouse, is about to go on the market for the first time in nearly 60 years. — Michelle Higgins, New York Times, "Federal-Style Brooklyn Heights House for $7 Million," 23 Sep. 2016 Cindy Bell Coleman: The backhouse was his hang out place. — Gary Graff, Billboard, "New Book & Box Set to Detail Short, Brilliant Career of Big Star's Chris Bell: Exclusive Chapter & Song Premiere," 5 May 2017

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First Known Use of backhouse

1836, in the meaning defined above

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