noun General Slang

bab-house

BAB-howss · noun · slang

An outside toilet (privy).

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Definitions

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An outdoor lavatory. A Black Country/Midlands term.

“The old house still had a bab-house down the yard.”
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bab-house In A Sentence

The old house still had a bab-house down the yard.

Origin & Usage

Black Country dialect for an outdoor privy.

Variants babhouse

People Also Ask

What does bab-house mean?

A bab-house is an outdoor toilet or privy. It's a Black Country and Midlands dialect term.

Where would you find a bab-house?

Traditionally down the yard of an old terraced house, before indoor plumbing was common.

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