outhouse
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Suddenly, Stacy must confront that cabin and her dread of defecating in an outhouse.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
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
He threw himself into the project, spending a week installing a 2,600-gallon water tank, an outhouse and a plywood shack to sleep in with stud walls and a steel door.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
One morning he was coming out of the outhouse as I carried the Folgers coffee can.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
“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
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
As well as social media posts, Ms Salt contacted neighbours who checked their CCTV, outhouses and gardens.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
There were no bathrooms and no outhouses or anything, just a pump and a picnic table.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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