draught-house
draught-house noun: an outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Noun
draught-house (plural draught-houses)
- An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- They... brake downe the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house.1611, Bible (KJV), 2 Kings, 10:27
- Moslems and Hindus [...] abhor the unclean and unhealthy use of paper without ablution; and the people of India call European draught-houses, by way of opprobrium, "Kághaz-khánah" = paper closets.1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXII, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 220 footnote
- Synonyms:
- outhouse
Synonyms of draught-house
Forms of draught-house
| plural | draught-houses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | draughthouse |
| alternative form | draught house |
Origin of draught-house
From draught + house.
Questions about draught-house
- What does draught-house mean?
- Draught-house means an outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- What part of speech is draught-house?
- Draught-house is a noun.
- What is the plural of draught-house?
- The plural of draught-house is draught-houses.
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