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Meaning of backhouse | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
    dialectal
  3. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    Canada, US, euphemistic

Examples

“[…] to abstene […] fra all melting […] of talloun within thair bak hous […]”
“BACK'HOUSE... a necessary.”
“[…] the chlorides Mother was always throwing into the little outdoor backhouse […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

backie Backiling Backing backing band backing track Backings

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