outhouse
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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
They practice in the ruins of a farm outhouse, poking rifles round empty doorways before edging warily past.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
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
Mary Lou Beaver grew up in Akiachak, packing water from the river as a girl, collecting rainwater and using an outhouse.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Now he rushed out of the outhouse and inhaled fresh air, rubbing the areas that still tickled from the flies.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
“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
He said he invested all his savings and borrowed money to build the cottages from ruined outhouses and barns on the property.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
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
The policeman looked surprised and then quickly led them out the back exit and pointed to where the outhouses were.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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