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necessary houses

necessary houses is the plural of necessary house.

Meaning of necessary house

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

Questions about necessary houses

What is necessary houses the plural of?
Necessary houses is the plural of necessary house.

Words near necessary houses in the dictionary

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

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