passage house
An outbuilding used for the passage of feces: an outhouseAn outbuilding used for the passage of feces: an outhouse.
» Tom has a secret passage in his house.
Tom hat bei sich zu Hause einen Geheimgang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom hat in seinem Haus einen Geheimgang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(obsolete, rare)An outbuilding used for the passage of feces: an outhouse.
(archaic, rare)A building providing transportation across a passage: a ferryhouse.
Examples
2 sentencesTom has a secret passage in his house.
deTom hat bei sich zu Hause einen Geheimgang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's a secret passage in Tom's house.
deBei Tom zu Hause gibt es einen Geheimgang. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From passage in its obsolete sense "passage of feces" and dated sense "place for easy passFrom passage in its obsolete sense "passage of feces" and dated sense "place for easy passage of a river etc."
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