close-stool

[ klohz-stool, klohs- ]

/ ˈkloʊzˌstul, ˈkloʊs- /

noun

a stool having a seat with a hole, beneath which a chamber pot is placed.

Also called necessary stool.

Origin of close-stool

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

Words nearby close-stool

close-reefed, close season, close shave, close shot, close stitch, close-stool, closet, closet drama, closeted, closetful, close the books

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Example sentences from the Web for close-stool

Thou art private with the duke; thou belongest to his close-stool.
The Works of John Marston|John Marston
If you allow the occasional use of a close-stool, let it be locked up in the garret that they may not abuse it.
The Academy Keeper|Anonymous
For in Spanish, services is a polite word for a close-stool.
Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper|Francisco de Quevedo
She, that was the cleanliest creature in the world, never shrank now if you set a close-stool under her nose.
The History of John Bull|John Arbuthnot

For that reason they told us she never visited a close-stool but by proxy.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for close-stool

close-stool

/ (ˈkləʊsˌstuːl) /

noun

a wooden stool containing a covered chamber pot

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单词	close-stool
释义	close-stool [ klohz-stool, klohs- ] / ˈkloʊzˌstul, ˈkloʊs- / noun a stool having a seat with a hole, beneath which a chamber pot is placed. Also called necessary stool. Origin of close-stool late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425 Words nearby close-stool close-reefed, close season, close shave, close shot, close stitch, close-stool, closet, closet drama, closeted, closetful, close the books Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for close-stool Thou art private with the duke; thou belongest to his close-stool. The Works of John Marston\|John Marston If you allow the occasional use of a close-stool, let it be locked up in the garret that they may not abuse it. The Academy Keeper\|Anonymous For in Spanish, services is a polite word for a close-stool. Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper\|Francisco de Quevedo She, that was the cleanliest creature in the world, never shrank now if you set a close-stool under her nose. The History of John Bull\|John Arbuthnot For that reason they told us she never visited a close-stool but by proxy. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais British Dictionary definitions for close-stool close-stool / (ˈkləʊsˌstuːl) / noun a wooden stool containing a covered chamber pot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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