outhouse
Rustic toilet shed
An outhouse is a small structure housing a toilet, typically built over a pit and located away from the main dwelling.
Before indoor plumbing became standard, outhouses were the primary form of sanitation in rural areas.
The term now evokes rustic or primitive conditions: The cabin had no running water—just an outhouse out back.
Outdoor toilet; informed
- latrineBasic outdoor toilet
- toiletWaste disposal fixture
- johnInformal toilet term
- looBritish slang for toilet
pit toilet · thunderbox · dunny · backhouse · long drop · earth closet · two-seater · crescent moon
Farm with residence
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
- rusticRural and unrefined
pastoral · bucolic · country living · barnyard · cabin · backyard · back forty · off-grid
Cast off naturally
- shackCrudely built hut
- lean-toSimple sloped shelter
- woodshedOutbuilding for firewood
- smokehouseStructure for preserving with fumes
springhouse · root cellar · icehouse · wellhouse · toolshed · washhouse · potting shed · chicken coop
Designated outdoor lodging area
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- primitive campingOutdoor lodging without utilities
- trailPath through wilderness
campground · roughing it · bivouac · national park · off-grid · pack out · tent · yurt
Belonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- historicalOf documented times
quaint · period · heritage · traditional · Americana · pioneer era · relic · memorabilia
privy
Outdoor toilet; informed
loo · pit toilet · thunderbox · dunny · backhouse · long drop · earth closet · two-seater · crescent moon · lime pit
farmstead
Farm with residence
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- backwoodsRemote, undeveloped rural area
rustic · pastoral · bucolic · country living · barnyard · cabin · backyard · back forty · off-grid · frontier
shed
Cast off naturally
smokehouse · springhouse · root cellar · icehouse · wellhouse · toolshed · washhouse · potting shed · chicken coop · dependency
campsite
Designated outdoor lodging area
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- primitive campingOutdoor lodging without utilities
trail · campground · roughing it · bivouac · national park · off-grid · pack out · tent · yurt · cabin
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
historical · quaint · period · heritage · traditional · Americana · pioneer era · relic · memorabilia · living history
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- old-fashionedantique, antiques, gramophone, phonograph, horse and buggy
- outhousesprivy, latrine, pit toilet, backhouse, dunny
- ranch buildingsbarn door, bunkhouse, cattle barn, chicken coop, dairy barn
- campingtent, campfire, campsite, campground, sleeping bag
- homehouse, home, apartment, condo, bathroom
outhouseindoor plumbing
Building's water and drainage system
en suite · water closet · lavatory · powder room · main house
outhouseflush toilet
Plumbed waste disposal bowl
indoor plumbing · water closet · sewage system · porcelain throne · septic system
- built like a brick outhouseHeavily muscled, very solid