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Meaning of house of easement | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An outbuilding in which to do one's easement (defecate): an outhouse.

euphemistic, obsolete

Examples

“Se the hous of esement be swete & clene.”
“[T]he lowest servants at Hampton Court used the great communal toilet capable of seating fourteen people at once named theCommon Jakes’ or theGreat House of Easement’. This giant facility discharged into a tank which was washed clean by the waters of the moat. Even so, the tank emitted a dreadful smell and frequently had to be scrubbed clean.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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