Petty-house

noun

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Noun

1
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. euphemistic, regional

Synonyms

commons foreign kybo little house longhouse outhouse

Etymology

From petty (“anything small; a little house, an outhouse”) + house to clarify the intended sense.

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