doghouse

noun7

1. •
   Any small house or structure or enclosure used to house a dog.

   • "But, honey, whar yo' ole man gwine ter sleep?" "Dey's straw in de barn, en pine shatters in de doghouse!" she shouted, slamming the window. — 1902
2. •
   A difficult or demoralizing situation.
3. •
   The condition of being in the doghouse (subject to someone's anger or disapproval).

   • He's out of the doghouse now that he's bought his wife some flowers.
4. •
   A structure of small size, similar to a doghouse, but offering useful shelter for a human.

   • This berth of mine was commonly called a doghouse (a box about six feet long, four high, and two broad,) containing a mattress fitted about 18 inches from the deck. — 1840
5. •
   (informal) Any shabby or disreputable establishment.
6. •
   Mechanically, an equipment cover with an opening, with a shape resembling a doghouse.
7. •
   A traffic signal with five sections: two on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on top.