stool of easement

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English

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Etymology

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From easement in its former euphemistic use to reference the easing of one's bowels.[1]

Noun

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stool of easement (plural stools of easement)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) A stool upon which to ease one's bowels: a commode, a chamber pot.

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References

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  1. ^ "easement, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1891), Oxford: Oxford University Press.