| Summary: | back a A small shed, usually separate but often attached to the house, about 3' x 4' to 4' x 6' depending on the size of the family, but usually big enough for one person. It had a bench or toilet seat and a tub or pail underneath for catching waste. This was dumped along the shore at different periods, usually once about every three weeks. W. J. KIRWIN JAN 1972 JAN 1972 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn [see 'nineteen', 'Number Nineteen'] 'closet' word form appears as 'back house' in DNE I.
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