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backhouse
noun 2name 1
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1ADJ.
little, outdoor
Definitions
noun
1
An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
[…] to abstene […] fra all melting […] of talloun within thair bak hous […]
2
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
BACK'HOUSE... a necessary.
[…] the chlorides Mother was always throwing into the little outdoor backhouse […]
name
1
A surname from Old English.
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[…] to abstene […] fra all melting […] of talloun within thair bak hous […]
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BACK'HOUSE... a necessary.
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[…] the chlorides Mother was always throwing into the little outdoor backhouse […]
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