gonghouse
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See also: gong-house
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
gong (“outhouse; excrement”) + house[1]
Noun[edit]
gonghouse (plural gonghouses)
- (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
- (obsolete, figuratively) Hell.
Synonyms[edit]
- (outhouse): gong; see also Thesaurus:bathroom
- (Hell): See Thesaurus:afterlife
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "† gong, n.¹". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1900.