"back house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back houses [plural]
Etymology: From their location behind the main house of an estate. Head templates: {{en-noun}} back house (plural back houses)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of backhouse: any outbuilding; an outhouse. Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete Alternative form of: backhouse (extra: any outbuilding; an outhouse) Categories (topical): Buildings, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-back_house-en-noun-YIZq46Iv Disambiguation of Buildings: 92 8 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. A garden apartment.
    Sense id: en-back_house-en-noun-RbXEP11m

Inflected forms

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