Draught-house
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Draught-house is a noun meaning (obsolete) An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Meaning
(obsolete) An outhouse; an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
Example Sentences
They... brake downe the house of Baal, and made it a draught-house.
Moslems and Hindus [...] abhor the unclean and unhealthy use of paper without ablution; and the people of India call European draught-houses, by way of opprobrium, "Kághaz-khánah" = paper closets.
Word Forms
- draught-houses
- draughthouse
Synonyms for draught-house
Depending on context, synonyms include outhouse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include passage house, outhouse, gonghouse, out-house, longhouse, backhouse.
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