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houses of office

houses of office is the plural of house of office.

Meaning of house of office

Noun

house of office (plural houses of office)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    • Going down my cellar to look, I put my foot into a heap of turds, by which I find that Mr Turner’s house of office is full and comes into my cellar, which doth trouble me; but I will have it helped.1660 20 October, Samuel Pepys, diary
    Synonyms:
    bathroom

Questions about houses of office

What is houses of office the plural of?
Houses of office is the plural of house of office.

Words near houses of office in the dictionary

  1. houses of ill fame
  2. houses of ill repute
  3. Houses of Lords
  4. houses of mercy
  5. houses of mirrors
  6. houses of office
  7. Houses of Parliament
  8. houses of prayer
  9. houses of refuge
  10. houses of tolerance
  11. houses of worship

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