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From petty (“anything small; a little house, an outhouse”) + house to clarify the intended sense.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
petty-house
Today it means: An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Full definition →
Today it means: An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory. Full definition →
From petty (“anything small; a little house, an outhouse”) + house to clarify the intended sense.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.