单词 | nushnik |
释义 | nushnikn. U.S. regional (chiefly Alaska). An outhouse containing a toilet, usually without plumbing. 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 1945 Alaska Sportsman Feb. 32 We..laid a graceful, curving path of shells to our ‘nooshnick’. By way of explanation, ‘nooshnick’ is the Russian name for the outhouses made necessary by the lack of a modern sewer system. 1965 R. O. Bowen Alaskan Dict. 23 Nooshnik, an outdoor privy. A common term in the old Russian sections of Alaska such as the Kenai Peninsula. 1983 C. Baker & P. Olsen in A. Vick Cama-i Bk. iv. 43 And just a little further is the banya (steam bath) and the nushnik (outhouse). 1996 T. L. Clark Western Lore & Lang. 167 Nooshnik, also spelled nushnik. In Alaska, an outhouse; a privy; a latrine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1945 |
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