outhouse

Example Sentences

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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Squish Factor – The outhouse at the dogsledding camp was surprisingly roomy and very clean!

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

Slauson appeared in The Seattle Times in 2006 after a landslide diverted the river through his front yard, taking his driveway, outhouse and shed with it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

We are now renting a small outhouse with a roof made of tin and plastic.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

The pigsty stank, and so did the outhouse, the refuse pit, and the field workers plowing in the sun.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron