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petty-house

petty-house noun: an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Noun

petty-house (plural petty-houses)

  1. (euphemistic, regional) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Synonyms of petty-house

Forms of petty-house

pluralpetty-houses

Origin of petty-house

From petty (“anything small; a little house, an outhouse”) + house to clarify the intended sense.

Questions about petty-house

What does petty-house mean?
Petty-house means an outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
What part of speech is petty-house?
Petty-house is a noun.
What is the plural of petty-house?
The plural of petty-house is petty-houses.

Words near petty-house in the dictionary

  1. petty-fogged
  2. petty-fogger
  3. petty-foggers
  4. petty-fogging
  5. petty-fogs
  6. petty-house
  7. petty-houses
  8. pettyauger
  9. pettyaugers
  10. pettychaps
  11. pettyfog

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