backhouse
nounEtymology
From Old English bæchūs (“bakehouse”).
- derived from bæchūs
Definitions
An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it
An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
- […] to abstene […] fra all melting […] of talloun within thair bak hous […]
An outhouse
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- BACK'HOUSE... a necessary.
- […] the chlorides Mother was always throwing into the little outdoor backhouse […]
A surname from Old English.
The neighborhood
- synonymouthouse
- neighborbackside
- neighborhouse
- neighboroutbuilding
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for backhouse. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA