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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 NIMBI #74567 07/03/2002 9:10 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England "Not In My Back Introitus" Cute. More universal, too, as we don't have back yards over this side of the Pond. Even if it is only a yard, we call it a "back garden". So, a productive typoe, Pfranz! Edit: to save people looking up, introitus=Latin for 'entrance' Copy Link to Clipboard Re: NIMBI #74568 07/03/2002 9:26 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear fob: When I was a boy, many houses still had a "little house behind the house". It was called commonly, a "backhouse", or outhouse. A common prank was to tip them over, with occupant if possible on Halloween eve. I am no longer proud of having been perpetrator. Quite a few years ago, USns thought it hilarious that there was a Brit Admiral named "Backhouse". Copy Link to Clipboard Re: NIMBI #74569 07/04/2002 12:31 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England "little house behind the house" As you may have gathered, Bill, Brits would also say "outhouse", but never "backhouse". Was the tip-over variety more like a seat over a hole in the ground then? As otherwise I'd expect the plumbing costs to be a little prohibitive. Copy Link to Clipboard Re: NIMBI #74570 07/04/2002 12:59 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear fob: No plumbing in little house, just a pit that periodically had to be dug out again. via a trap door on outside rear. Reminds me of a story I'll send you if you want me to. Copy Link to Clipboard Page 2 of 2 1 2 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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