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