outhouse

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

Etymology

From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

privy, earth-closet, jakes

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