English Explanatory Dictionary

house of office

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Word forms

house of office houses of office

Etymology

From the mostly archaic sense of office as a "duty" or "function" and hence unmentionable "bodily functions".

Synonyms

bathroom

Related words

house of ease
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