Definitions

1. noun

A house located at the back of a main building, typically used for servants or domestic staff.

“The backhouse was where the family’s cook lived.”

2. noun

A small building or outhouse, especially one used for storing fuel or other supplies.

“The backhouse contained the storage for the fireplace.”

3. verb

To store or put something in a backhouse.

“The owners backhoused the winter supplies in the shed.”