# house of office

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

## Etymology
From the mostly archaic sense of office as a "duty" or "function" and hence unmentionable "bodily functions".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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