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outhouse

/ˈaʊthaʊs/ verb C2
  1. To house in a separate building. (transitive)

He/she/it outhouses · Past outhoused · Past participle outhoused · -ing form outhousing

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Verb forms

Base form
outhouse
He/she/it
outhouses
Past
outhoused
Past participle
outhoused
-ing form
outhousing

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“In the outhouse you will find a considerable quantity of straw,” said Holmes.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 60 · C1
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
She had learned something of the death of the convict, and she knew that the hound was being kept in the outhouse on the evening that Sir Henry was coming to dinner.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 215 · C1

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