"backhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backhouses [plural]
Etymology: From back + house. Etymology templates: {{af|en|back|house}} back + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} backhouse (plural backhouses)
  1. (now dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-backhouse-en-noun-33P3-0xd
  2. (US, Canada, euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Tags: Canada, US, euphemistic Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms (outhouse): backside [UK]
    Sense id: en-backhouse-en-noun-D9AmRojQ Disambiguation of Buildings: 43 57 Disambiguation of Rooms: 38 62 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 30 70 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79 Disambiguation of 'outhouse': 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bathroom, back-house, back house Hypernyms: backside, house, outbuilding

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