"siegehouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siegehouses [plural]
Etymology: From siege (“seat, toilet seat”) + house. Etymology templates: {{m|en|siege|t=seat, toilet seat}} siege (“seat, toilet seat”), {{m|en|house}} house Head templates: {{en-noun}} siegehouse (plural siegehouses)
  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outbuilding with toilet seats: an outhouse. Tags: euphemistic, obsolete Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: bathroom, siege-house, siege house, segehouse, sege-house, sege house Hypernyms: house

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