house of ease

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house of ease

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From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).

noun houses of ease

  1. euphemistic, obsolete An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse. Had you but through a Cranny spy'd On House of Ease your future Bride.

    Similar: outhouse

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@misc{house_of_ease_2026,
  title = {house of ease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/house%20of%20ease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}