backhouse

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Synonyms: back-house, back house, packhouse, blackhouse, barkhouse, bunkhouse, bathhouse, blockhouse, bakehouse, deckhouse, buckhorse

Antonyms: back-house, back house, packhouse, blackhouse, barkhouse, bunkhouse, bathhouse, blockhouse, bakehouse, deckhouse, buckhorse

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Noun

1. {{label|en|now|_|dialect}} An [[outbuilding]] behind the [[main]] [[building]], or an {{l|en|annex}} attached to the rear of it; especially, a {{l|en|scullery}} or {{l|en|washhouse}}.
2. {{label|en|US|Canada|euphemism}} An [[outhouse]]: an [[outbuilding]] [[use]]d as a [[lavatory]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=Old English}}.

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