[Leica] Better Homes and Gardens + off topic question.

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

Up here, in Wisconsin, during my 63 years
"outhouse" has always referred to an enclosed pit toilet;
while "outbuildings" have referred any other rural buildings beyond  
the house;
with the possible exception of "barn," "stable" (generally referring  
to a more significant piece of rural architecture)
and "silo" (almost always a cylindrical storage structure).

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George Lottermoser
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On Apr 25, 2010, at 6:53 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> Shall we trust Wikapedia?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outhouse
>
> The term outhouse originally referred to an outbuilding, or any small
> structure away from a main building, used for a variety of  
> purposes, but
> mainly for activities not wanted in the main house. Outhouses are  
> used for
> storage, animals, and cooking, to name a few uses. Larger  
> structures have
> names such as barn, stable, woodshed, detached garage and storage  
> shed.
>
> In North American English, an outhouse (sometimes also called a  
> backhouse or
> a privy) is now a small enclosure around a pit that is used as a  
> toilet.
> Most outhouses have one or two holes. One well-built example had  
> four large
> holes and one small hole, for a child.