Backhouse

Meaning

Noun

●

In Buildings:

behind the

, or an

to the

of it; especially, a

or washhouse.

●

In American English, Canadian English, Buildings & Rooms:

outhouse

: an

outbuilding

used as a lavatory.

Name

●

surname

from Old English.

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

backhouse

English

back

English

bak

Middle English (1100-1500)

bæc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

house

English

hous

Middle English (1100-1500)

Sourced from

Etym

Synonyms

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