shouse

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/ʃaʊs/

noun

An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

“He sat off on one side, lonesome as a country shouse.”

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outhouse
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Meanings

shouse1

nounshouse (plural shouses)

plural shouses · alternative s'house

  1. AustraliaslangAn outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

    He sat off on one side, lonesome as a country shouse.

    1 more example

    Shouse, a privy.

    1941, Sidney John Baker, A Popular Dictionary of Australian Slang, page 66

    Synonyms: outhouse

Shouse2

proper nounShouse (plural Shouses)

plural Shouses

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Similar
outhouse
Also see
boghousecraphouseouthouseshithouse

Origin

A clipping of shithouse.

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Cite this entry
APA

shouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shouse

MLA

“shouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shouse.

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