house of easement

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house of easement

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

noun houses of easement

  1. euphemistic, obsolete An outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse. Se the hous of esement be swete & clene.

    Similar: outhouse

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@misc{house_of_easement_2026,
  title = {house of easement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/house%20of%20easement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}