earth-closet
- noun
- /ˈɜːθˌklɒzɪt/
- Archaic
:
inodoro de tierra
- Further examination revealed an earth closet close by and a cold-water tap in the garden wall.
Examples
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The old farm had an earth closet located in the back shed, where the waste was covered with soil after use.
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I was lowered into a large tub, which was supposed to become part of the earth closet, and buckets of hot water were splashed over.
Fiction book (1990) -
When I lost one—a red one—in the detritus of the earth closet Powl had me digging, I went into a panic that all my work would be invalidated.
Fiction book (1990) -
During a hike in the countryside, we came across an earth closet that had no modern plumbing.
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In the rural village, every house had an earth closet as the main method for handling sewage.
Synonyms
33
5.8
A small building near a house that has a simple outdoor toilet
30
8.0
A small room with a toilet in older British houses
12
9.9
A small outdoor toilet in a separate building
2
9.9
An outdoor building with a bench and holes that people used to go to the toilet
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Morphology
Etymology
Earth-closet comes from the simple words earth ('soil') and closet ('small private room'). It named a small toilet where people covered their waste with earth instead of flushing it, so the name literally tells you it is a 'soil' toilet.