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, United States , with Particle Board walls, and a Fiberglass ceiling]] An outhouse, (also known as a '''privy''', '''kybo''', '''jakes''' or '''earth-closet''') usually refers to a type of Toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or sewer attached. TERMINOLOGY The term outhouse originally referred to an Outbuilding , or any small structure away from a main building, used for a variety of purposes, but mainly for activities not wanted in the main house. Outhouses are used for storage, animals, and cooking, to name a few uses. Larger structures have names such as Barn or Stable . In North American English , an outhouse (sometimes also called a ''backhouse'') is now a small enclosure around a pit that is used as a Toilet . Other names include "shitter," the "crapper," the "john," the "pool," the "bank," and more. , in Australia was largely unsewered until the early 1970s, with many suburbs having outhouses behind each house]] In Australia the outdoor toilet is frequently referred to as a " Dunny " or "thunderbox", or more euphemistically as "earth closets", to distinguish them from water closets, or Flush Toilet s. Waste deposited in earth closets was also euphemistically referred to as " Nightsoil ". In suburban areas not connected to sewerage, such outhouses were not built over pits. Instead, waste was collected into large cans, or "dunny-cans", which were positioned under the toilet, to be collected by contractors (or "nightsoil collectors") hired by the local council. Collected waste matter would then be removed from the premises and disposed of elsewhere. The contractors would replace the used cans with empty, cleaned cans. Until the 1970s Brisbane relied heavily on this form of sanitation. The term "kybo" is popular within the where it came from the coffee cans (Kybo brand coffee) that held the lye or more often lime used to keep odor to a minimum. It was only after Kybo coffee was no longer available and the cans were no longer used that folks began to come up with other possible reasons for the term "kybo". An interesting aside is that toilet Paper is often referred to as "Kybo Tape". The term biffy is sometimes encountered in the context of U.S. Girl Scouting, and may have originated with the " BFI " logo of what was at one time Browning-Ferris Industries (now part of Allied Waste Industries ), a waste collection company whose trade lines in some markets include the servicing of portable toilets. An alternate explanation: when backpackers prepare a cathole or trench latrine in their overnight campsite (even embellishing it with fresh-cut flowers), they call it the BIFF - Bathroom In Forest Floor. A backpacking group will carry a zip-lock bag with a trowel, toilet paper, and a lighter (to burn the used tissue); this bag is known as "the BIFF key". Kybos are firmly woven into the lore of RAGBRAI , the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Although Kybo portable toilets were eventually replaced by other brands, the term "kybo" is still commonly used. "Kybo Roulette," where riders waiting in line guess which toilet door will open next, is a common and celebrated diversion on the ride. See external link below to view "Adopt-A-Kybo" humor piece. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ]] Outhouses vary in design and construction. Common features usually include:
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