outhouse

Example Sentences

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We used candles, pumped water and had an outhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Squish Factor – The outhouse at the dogsledding camp was surprisingly roomy and very clean!

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

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

The heated toilet seats and water must have been unimaginable 125 years ago when they dug their first outhouse as homesteaders in North Dakota.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Dad offered to tear down the old outhouse so nobody would think to sing that stupid song again, but I said leave her be.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick