house of ease

== English == === Etymology === From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”). === Noun === house of ease (plural houses of ease) (euphemistic, obsolete) An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:outhouse ==== Related terms ==== closet of ease do one's ease house of office seat of ease === References === Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "ease, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1891.