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

They practice in the ruins of a farm outhouse, poking rifles round empty doorways before edging warily past.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 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

As he was pondering that thought, the outhouse started bumping and bouncing like a bucking bronco.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney