name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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backhouse
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noun
Meaning 2
An outbuilding behind the main building, or an annex attached to the rear of it; especially, a scullery or washhouse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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noun
Meaning 3
An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, euphemistic
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History
Etymology
From Old English bæchūs (“bakehouse”).
From back + house.