English Explanatory Dictionary

necessary house

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.

Word forms

necessary house necessary houses

Etymology

Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Synonyms

outhouse

Related words

necessary
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