noun, plural out·hous·es [out-hou-ziz] /ˈaʊtˌhaʊ zɪz/.
- an outbuilding with one or more seats and a pit serving as a toilet; privy.
- any outbuilding.
noun
- a building near to, but separate from, a main building; outbuilding
- US an outside lavatory
n.early 14c., “shed, outbuilding,” from out + house (n.). Sense of “a privy” (principally American English) is first attested 1819.