outbuildingn.
/ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ/ 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.
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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).
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