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out-office|ˈaʊtˌɒfɪs|
[f. out- 1 + office n. 9.]
An outside building forming one of the offices of a mansion, farm-house, etc.; an outhouse.
1624Massinger Renegado ii. vi, There are so many lobbies, Out-offices, and dispartations, here Behind these Turkish hangings. 1741Richardson Pamela I. 233 While the Cook was sent to the Out-offices to raise the Men. 1890Guardian 29 Oct. 1704/2 Two fine rooms for boys' and girls' school, staircases, out-offices. |