詞源

繼承自中古英語 ，等價於 +‎ 。對照古諾爾斯語 。

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名词

(複數)

1. (過時) 远离主建筑或从主建筑没有直接的入口进入的小型附属建筑
2. (加拿大、美國) 木头隔间的户外厕所（通常粪池上只有一个蹲位），一般为长期建筑
   • 1929, , The Disintegration Machine‎:

     There was a considerable outhouse, which he unlocked and we entered.

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   • 1945 8月 17, [筆名；本名 Eric Arthur Blair], 章號 6, 出自 Animal Farm […], London: , →OCLC:

     […] plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses

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動詞

(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，一般過去時及過去分詞)

1. (及物) 安置在單獨的建築中
   • 1969, Great Britain. National Libraries Committee, Frederick Sydney Dainton, Report of the National Libraries Committee (page 85)

     In our discussion of outhousing we have tried to take into account the inconvenience to users as well as the potential savings in costs.

   • 1975, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Sessional Papers, 卷 28，頁號 38:

     The Information Department is outhoused but there are operational reasons for this and it would, in any case, be physically impossible to house the staff of the Department in the main building.

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