outbuilding

[ out-bil-ding ]

/ ˈaʊtˌbɪl dɪŋ /

a detached building subordinate to a main building.

Origin of outbuilding

First recorded in 1620–30; out- + building

He evidently kept his gun and ammunition in this out-building, for he had a powder-horn and shot-bag suspended from his shoulders.

A Lieutenant at Eighteen |Oliver Optic
Whoever burns an out-building shall be imprisoned six months, receive fifty lashes, and pay all damages.

A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 |William Henry Gray
The old loom became a hen-roost in an out-building; and the crackle upon which the flax was broken,—where, oh, where is it?

In the Catskills |John Burroughs
Deck preferred the out-building to Cuffy's bed, which he offered them.

A Lieutenant at Eighteen |Oliver Optic

The two latter were the persons that escaped from the out-building in the old lady's yard.

Four Years A Scout and Spy |E. C. Downs

outbuilding

/ (ˈaʊtˌbɪldɪŋ) /

a building subordinate to but separate from a main building; outhouse