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Old October 31, 2008, 04:44 AM
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Is it something like a logs cabin?

It's a new word for me.

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Where did you see this? Do you have some context?
I've never heard it before.

John's house = la casa de John

It is very popular to call the bathroom, or toilet (el baño, o el váter) the john (in England, the equivalent is the loo). John, in England, is a word used for any male, kind of like bloke.
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The first thing that came to my mind was.......loo, bathroom, toilet, etc.

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The first thing that came to my mind was.......loo, bathroom, toilet, etc.
I agree with you Elaina. Though, generally we just call it the john and not the johnhouse.
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Is it something like a logs cabin?

It's a new word for me.

help will be appreciated.
It's "log cabin" without the s.

I agree with the others. "johnhouse" doesn't mean anything.

John is a first name, john (not capitalized) can mean bathroom or a prostitute's customer. Also, John House was a 19th century US congressman. If you give use some more context we can help more.
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Maybe it's a combination!

JOHN + OUTHOUSE = JOHNHOUSE
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Ok, I'd found it.
It`s an outside toylet.

The phrase is:
" One of the first tasks I set about was the digging of a new latrine pit closer to the cabin, and the moving and roofing of the johnhouse itself."

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An outside toilet is called an outhouse.
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The phrase is:
" One of the first tasks I set about was the digging of a new latrine pit closer to the cabin, and the moving and roofing of the johnhouse itself."
Interesting, is that actually in a book or an actual printed piece of literature?
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Maybe it's a combination!

JOHN + OUTHOUSE = JOHNHOUSE
Ha Ha!

You got it!

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Interesting, is that actually in a book or an actual printed piece of literature?
I'd copied from a book I'm reading right now... "May, Julian - Galactic Milieu 1 - Jack the Bodiless"

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