But and ben (orbutt and ben) is anarchitectural style for a simple building, usually applied to a residence. The etymology is from theScots term for a two-roomed cottage.[1] The term describes a basic design of "outer room" conjoined with "inner room" as a residential building plan; the outer room, used as an antechamber or kitchen, is thebut, while the inner room is theben.[2] The wordbut, here, comes fromEarly Scots/Middle English "bouten" "outside", andben fromES/ME "binnen", "inside".
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