little housen.

Brit.

/ˈlɪtl ˌhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈlɪd(ə)l ˌhaʊs/

Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and house n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., house n.¹

Etymology: < little adj. + house n.¹

†1. An outhouse, a hut, a shed, a small separate workshop; (also) a room or small suite of rooms within a larger building. Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [noun]

little houseOE

outhouse1301

housingc1384

house of officec1405

officesa1422

easement?a1425

shed1457

outhousing1583

outbuilding1600

outroom1602

outoffice1630

office-house1632

out-hut1856

shedding1883

nushnik1945

OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 272 Þa on middre nihte..þa wearð þæt fyr ontend swyðe færlicum bryne, and þæt litle hus mid þam lige afylde.

OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 125 Casa uel casula, insæte hus uellytel hus.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 4 Kings xxiii. 7 He destrooȝede þe litle houses of þe wommanysch maad men þat weren in þe hous of þe lord.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Wisd. xi. 2 Thei maden litle housis [c1400 Lamb. 25 housis, ether hulkis; ?a1425 Claud. housis, either helkis] in desert places.

1463 in Archaeologia (1923) 74 157 Also a little hous vnder the steir wherby the goyng vp is in to the Halle.

1529–30 in H. M. Paton Accts. Master of Wks. (1957) I. 25 For viii dosoun fyrn sparris for cuppillis to the ii masonis luggis and the litill hous for the mason lwmys keping in the abbay kirkyard.

1611 Brechin Test. II. 122 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Litil(l)-hous The tymmer of tua lytill houssis with doris & dor cheikis.

1670 Minute Bks. Burgh of Kirkcudbright 13 Apr. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Litil(l)-hous The magistrattis and counsell condicendis that the lytle hous builded be Bessie Lowrie within Sainct Androis kirk wallis sould be casten doune.

1706 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Royal Burgh of Lanark (1893) 273 The unreasonable imposition upon his aiker..of five shilling four pennies of land maill, because of ane little house builded therupon.

1722 Session Papers 10 Jan. 2 in Sc. National Dict. at Pig n.², A little house without the Gallowgate..for working of earthen pigs, pots, and other earthen vessels.

2. Originally Scottish. Now also English regional, U.S. regional, Australian, and New Zealand. A room or building used as a toilet; a privy, esp. one without plumbing or situated outside (in later use in contrast to a plumbed-in or inside toilet).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun]

gongOE

privy?c1225

room-housec1275

chamber foreignc1300

wardrobea1325

privy chamberc1325

foreignc1390

siegec1400

stool1410

jakes1432

house of easementa1438

kocayc1440

siege-hole1440

siege-house1440

privy house1463

withdraught1493

draught1530

shield1535

bench-hole1542

common house1542

stool1542

jakes house1547

boggard1552

house of office?1560

purging place1577

little house1579

issue1588

Ajax1596

draught-house1597

private1600

necessary house1612

vault1617

longhouse1622

latrine1623

necessary1633

commonsa1641

gingerbread officea1643

boghouse1644

cloaca1645

passage-house1646

retreat1653

shithouse1659

closet of ease1662

garderobe1680

backside1704

office1727

bog?1731

house of ease1734

cuz-john1735

easing-chair1771

backhouse1800

outhouse1819

netty1825

petty1848

seat of ease1850

closet1869

bathroom1883

crapper1927

lat1927

shouse1941

biffy1942

shitholec1947

toot1965

shitter1967

woodshed1974

1579 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 320 In the constabellis chalmer at the yett [of Dumbarton Castle] ane stand bed with ane little hous for ane dry stule.

1743 Proc. Old Bailey 23 Feb. 99/1 She wanted to go to the Little-house, but the Constable would not let her.

1769 J. Wesley Let. 24 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1956) 143 I particularly desire wherever you have preaching..that there may be a little house.

1859 Ohio Cultivator 1 Jan. 7/1 If your privy vault is too deep to be cleaned out, run off the little house at once, and fill up the old sink hole.

1939 F. Thompson Lark Rise i. 10 Later, the place of honour in the ‘little house’ was occupied by ‘Our Political Leaders’, two rows of portraits on one print.

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 53 Other expressions..to make a sale, to vomit; little house, a privy;..poled for stolen.

1966 King's Cross Whisper (Sydney) No. 26. 3/1 Rural and outer suburban areas where little houses, commonly known as thunder boxes, are most popular.

2005 H. Bollinger Outhouses iv. 71 The mere thought of a late-night run to the little house out back sends chills up the spines of those who have had to make it in the pitch-black darkness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	little house
释义	little housen. Brit. /ˈlɪtl ˌhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈlɪd(ə)l ˌhaʊs/ Forms: see little adj., pron., n., and adv. and house n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: little adj., house n.¹ Etymology: < little adj. + house n.¹ †1. An outhouse, a hut, a shed, a small separate workshop; (also) a room or small suite of rooms within a larger building. Obsolete (Scottish in later use). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > outhouse(s) > [noun] little houseOE outhouse1301 housingc1384 house of officec1405 officesa1422 easement?a1425 shed1457 outhousing1583 outbuilding1600 outroom1602 outoffice1630 office-house1632 out-hut1856 shedding1883 nushnik1945 OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 272 Þa on middre nihte..þa wearð þæt fyr ontend swyðe færlicum bryne, and þæt litle hus mid þam lige afylde. OE Antwerp-London Gloss. (2011) 125 Casa uel casula, insæte hus uellytel hus. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1963) 4 Kings xxiii. 7 He destrooȝede þe litle houses of þe wommanysch maad men þat weren in þe hous of þe lord. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Wisd. xi. 2 Thei maden litle housis [c1400 Lamb. 25 housis, ether hulkis; ?a1425 Claud. housis, either helkis] in desert places. 1463 in Archaeologia (1923) 74 157 Also a little hous vnder the steir wherby the goyng vp is in to the Halle. 1529–30 in H. M. Paton Accts. Master of Wks. (1957) I. 25 For viii dosoun fyrn sparris for cuppillis to the ii masonis luggis and the litill hous for the mason lwmys keping in the abbay kirkyard. 1611 Brechin Test. II. 122 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Litil(l)-hous The tymmer of tua lytill houssis with doris & dor cheikis. 1670 Minute Bks. Burgh of Kirkcudbright 13 Apr. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Litil(l)-hous The magistrattis and counsell condicendis that the lytle hous builded be Bessie Lowrie within Sainct Androis kirk wallis sould be casten doune. 1706 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Royal Burgh of Lanark (1893) 273 The unreasonable imposition upon his aiker..of five shilling four pennies of land maill, because of ane little house builded therupon. 1722 Session Papers 10 Jan. 2 in Sc. National Dict. at Pig n.², A little house without the Gallowgate..for working of earthen pigs, pots, and other earthen vessels. 2. Originally Scottish. Now also English regional, U.S. regional, Australian, and New Zealand. A room or building used as a toilet; a privy, esp. one without plumbing or situated outside (in later use in contrast to a plumbed-in or inside toilet). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] gongOE privy?c1225 room-housec1275 chamber foreignc1300 wardrobea1325 privy chamberc1325 foreignc1390 siegec1400 stool1410 jakes1432 house of easementa1438 kocayc1440 siege-hole1440 siege-house1440 privy house1463 withdraught1493 draught1530 shield1535 bench-hole1542 common house1542 stool1542 jakes house1547 boggard1552 house of office?1560 purging place1577 little house1579 issue1588 Ajax1596 draught-house1597 private1600 necessary house1612 vault1617 longhouse1622 latrine1623 necessary1633 commonsa1641 gingerbread officea1643 boghouse1644 cloaca1645 passage-house1646 retreat1653 shithouse1659 closet of ease1662 garderobe1680 backside1704 office1727 bog?1731 house of ease1734 cuz-john1735 easing-chair1771 backhouse1800 outhouse1819 netty1825 petty1848 seat of ease1850 closet1869 bathroom1883 crapper1927 lat1927 shouse1941 biffy1942 shitholec1947 toot1965 shitter1967 woodshed1974 1579 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1880) 1st Ser. III. 320 In the constabellis chalmer at the yett [of Dumbarton Castle] ane stand bed with ane little hous for ane dry stule. 1743 Proc. Old Bailey 23 Feb. 99/1 She wanted to go to the Little-house, but the Constable would not let her. 1769 J. Wesley Let. 24 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1956) 143 I particularly desire wherever you have preaching..that there may be a little house. 1859 Ohio Cultivator 1 Jan. 7/1 If your privy vault is too deep to be cleaned out, run off the little house at once, and fill up the old sink hole. 1939 F. Thompson Lark Rise i. 10 Later, the place of honour in the ‘little house’ was occupied by ‘Our Political Leaders’, two rows of portraits on one print. 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 53 Other expressions..to make a sale, to vomit; little house, a privy;..poled for stolen. 1966 King's Cross Whisper (Sydney) No. 26. 3/1 Rural and outer suburban areas where little houses, commonly known as thunder boxes, are most popular. 2005 H. Bollinger Outhouses iv. 71 The mere thought of a late-night run to the little house out back sends chills up the spines of those who have had to make it in the pitch-black darkness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE
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