noun
- an outdoor toilet; an outhouse
Usage: chiefly British; somewhat dated
Examples
- The old farmhouse still had a backhouse behind the main building.
- Before indoor plumbing, every home needed a backhouse in the yard.
- The backhouse was located at the far end of the garden for privacy.
- They converted the old backhouse into a small storage shed.
- The cottage came with a traditional backhouse that hadn’t been used in decades.