backhouse
(now, _, dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
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(now, _, dialect) An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
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(US, Canada, euphemism) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
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