outhouse
noun
out·house
ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇s 
plural outhouses
ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇-zəz
also -səz
: outbuilding
… barns, stables, and other outhouses …—
Wayne R. LaFave and Austin W. Scott, Jr.
Wayne R. LaFave and Austin W. Scott, Jr.
especially
: privy sense 1a
They lived in an off-the-grid cabin with an out-door kitchen and an outhouse. —Diane Daniel
Diane Daniel Royal Cove's official outhouse didn't have a name, so we dubbed it Maggie's Loo, in honor of Princess Margaret of Great Britain. —John Vigor
John Vigor He calls an outhouse a toilet, because the only toilets his family had while he was growing up were outhouses. —David Owen
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To celebrate the fact that spring has arrived, and with it, nine hours of sunlight a day compared to just five and a half, visitors partake in a reindeer sausage eating contest, hockey and snow sculpture tournaments, and world champion sled dog and outhouse races, to name but a few of its events.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Born and raised on the humble farmlands of southern Georgia, Carter grew up without running water and used an outhouse.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
At Pescadero State Beach, a lone, ominous outhouse stood in the parking lot overlooking the ocean.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
One of their aspirations was to stumble on the flattened traces of an outhouse, with feces and trash.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
Born and raised on the humble farmlands of southern Georgia, Carter grew up without running water and used an outhouse.
—Destinee Adams, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
At Pescadero State Beach, a lone, ominous outhouse stood in the parking lot overlooking the ocean.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2025
One of their aspirations was to stumble on the flattened traces of an outhouse, with feces and trash.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Outhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outhouse. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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outhouse
noun
out·house
ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇s
: outbuilding
especially
: privy entry 2 sense 1
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