do one's easement

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do one's easement

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From easement in its former euphemistic use to reference the easing of one's bowels.

verb does one's easement · doing one's easement · did one's easement · done one's easement

  1. dated, euphemistic To ease one's bowels: to defecate. He lit candles in the passage next to Patrick's closet, where his lordship wrote his letters, did his easement, took his bath, and knelt on winter nights to say his blackest prayers.

    Similar: see Thesaurus:defecate

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@misc{do_one_s_easement_2026,
  title = {do one's easement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do%20one's%20easement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}