petty-house
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From petty (“anything small; a little house, an outhouse”) + house to clarify the intended sense.
Noun[edit]
petty-house (plural petty-houses)
- (regional euphemistic) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
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References[edit]
- "L32a" in The Linguistic Atlas of England (1978), Routledge.