Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back house

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.54 in modern English

Syllables: back- -house
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of backhouse: any outbuilding; an outhouse.

Obsolete

noun

A garden apartment.

Etymology

From their location behind the main house of an estate.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

back houses (plural)

Questions

What does back house mean?: Alternative form of backhouse: any outbuilding; an outhouse.
Where does back house come from?: From their location behind the main house of an estate.

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