noun.
A hut or cabin in which cattle and herdsmen are housed for the night on the Swiss mountains.
noun.
Hence A dwelling-house of the Swiss peasantry similarly constructed, that is, low, with very wide eaves, and with the roof weighted down with large stones to secure it against the mountain winds.
noun.
A country residence built in the general style of a Swiss mountain cottage, but generally of ornamental character.
noun.
A more or less ornamental structure placed at convenient points in cities, containing urinals, lavatory, etc., for public convenience; a modern street ‘necessary.’