"house of ease" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: houses of ease [plural]
Etymology: From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”). Head templates: {{en-noun|houses of ease}} house of ease (plural houses of ease)
  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse. Wikipedia link: house of ease Tags: euphemistic, obsolete Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room) Synonyms: outhouse Related terms: closet of ease, do one's ease, house of office, seat of ease
    Sense id: en-house_of_ease-en-noun-mCX3F2HZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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