单词 | outbuilding |
释义 | outbuildingn. An ancillary building near to or adjoining a main building, esp. a shed, stable, etc., near to the main house on a farm; an outhouse. 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 1600 R. Chambers Palestina 31 A paire of round turning stayres, which serued to all the out-buildings. 1626 Sir R. Boyle in Lismore Papers (1886) II. 191 New owtbwyldings of my stables. 1744 Philos. Trans. 1739–40 (Royal Soc.) 41 442 A large Cistern of Lead, that was placed in the Coach-house-yard, to receive by Pipes the Rain-water from some Out-buildings. 1788 Massachusetts Spy 3 Apr. 3/4 About 90 acres of..Land, with a good House, Barn, and other Out Buildings thereon. 1826 M. R. Mitford Our Village II. 200 Here we are at..the great farm, with its picturesque outbuildings. 1851 N. Hawthorne House of Seven Gables xiii. 206 A huge load of oak-wood was passing through the gateway, towards the out-buildings in the rear. 1913 J. Muir Story of my Boyhood vi. 226 After..building a frame house and the necessary outbuildings for the cattle and horses..father bought a half-section of wild land. 1989 J. Conway Road from Coorain (1990) ii. 28 Beside the house there now appeared a cluster of outbuildings. Stables and a cow shed, a garage. 2002 Hist. Scotl. May–June 27/2 This was a large stone-built manor house with various outbuildings and a stack yard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600 |
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