Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> wrote: > > In most of the US what you're thinking of is called a shed. In real estate > there is a term for any building that is separate from the house: carriage > house, summer kitchen, chicken coop, etc: is it "out building"? I have never > purchased a home so I'm not the guy. But: it's NOT outhouse. 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. -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA