outhouse
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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Following his arrest in May 2024, police found £75,000 in a safe hidden in a brick outhouse in the rear garden of his home in Crankwood Road.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday that there’s a high likelihood the fire has consumed his property, which includes a helicopter hangar, outhouse and storage containers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
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
Master came out to go to the outhouse.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“We were basically homesteading the first 12 years. For the longest time, we didn’t have plumbing. We were using outhouses and washing dishes in the lake,” he admitted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
I also spent time with colleagues, even helping one of them with the animals in her outhouses.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
The lack of sewer lines means outhouses are a common sight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
As it turns out we have three outhouses, excuse me “Johns” to turn to as a potential replacement for the outgoing Mitch.
From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2024
Hanako and her brother had used many outhouses.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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