close-stool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a commode.

Word forms

close-stool close-stools close stoole close stool closestool

Etymology

From Middle English close stol, equivalent to close (“enclosed”, adjective) + stool.

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