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necessary house

necessary house noun: an outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.

Noun

necessary house (plural necessary houses)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
    • I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets in those moments.1747 15 December, Lord Chesterfield, letter
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Synonyms of necessary house

Forms of necessary house

pluralnecessary houses

Origin of necessary house

Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Questions about necessary house

What does necessary house mean?
Necessary house means an outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
What part of speech is necessary house?
Necessary house is a noun.
What is the plural of necessary house?
The plural of necessary house is necessary houses.

Words near necessary house in the dictionary

  1. necessary
  2. necessary condition
  3. necessary conditions
  4. necessary evil
  5. necessary evils
  6. necessary house
  7. necessary houses
  8. necessary place
  9. necessary places
  10. necessary room
  11. necessary rooms

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