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Image:OuthouseAtCrabappleLakeRotated.jpg|thumb|right|140px|Outhouse with [[chipboard walls and fiberglass ceiling]]
Noun
en-noun
- An outbuilding, a small structure located away, or not directly accessed from, a main building.
- North America An outdoor toilet, (or often just a seat over a cesspool) in a wooden cubicle, where the term is usually referring to a permanent facility. Where an outdoor toilet is installed on a temporary basis, the term portable toilet is generally used. The slang terms john and johnny house are sometimes used to identify an outdoor toilet; see also privy.
Synonyms
shithouse (US)
Related terms
outbuilding
Translations
trans-top|outbuilding
Chinese:
*Simplified Chinese: �� (wà i wū), �� (kù fáng)
*Traditional Chinese: ��, 庫�
Finnish: ulkorakennus
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German: Nebengebäude n
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trans-top|outdoor toilet
Chinese:
*Simplified Chinese: ���� (wū wà i cè su�), ���� (liú dòng cè su�)
*Traditional Chinese: ����, ����
trans-mid
Finnish: ulkovessa, ulkohuussi, puucee
German: Plumpsklo n colloquial, Au�enklo n, Au�entoilette f
Norwegian: utedo m
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