backhouse

/ˈbækˌhaʊs/
noun
  1. A small building behind a main house, often used for storage, as a workshop, or as a guest room.
    • They keep their gardening tools in the backhouse.
    • The old backhouse was converted into a cozy guest cottage.
    • He set up his woodworking shop in the backhouse.
  2. An outdoor toilet; an outhouse.
    • The old farm still had a backhouse behind the barn.
    • Before indoor plumbing, every home had a backhouse.
    • They found an antique chamber pot in the backhouse.
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