re:- Why do outhouse doors have half-moons on them? January 9, 1987

Dear Cecil. I just wanted to let you and the Teemings know that the expression “Built like a brick ____ house” in Australia dousn’t mean good looking, it means strong, bulky, big, etc. eg, “Wow, that boxer is built like a brick…”

here’s the column

i think the idea that it is ‘over built’ applies to both usages of the expression.

Anyway, they are quarter-moons.