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outhouse

/ˈaʊthaʊs/ noun C2
  1. An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit. (US)
  2. Any outbuilding: any small structure located apart from a main building. (dated)

Plural outhouses

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When I got to the end of the path there were several others branching in different directions to various outhouses.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 11 · B2
"There were several small outhouses, but at the end of the garden there was a detached building of some size—large enough for a gardener's or a gamekeeper's residence.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 12 · B2
As it was first presented to me, there were three possible explanations of the seclusion or incarceration of this gentleman in an outhouse of his father's mansion.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 26 · B2
The presence of the second person in the outhouse suggested a keeper.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2

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