Etymology

close-stool

Today it means: A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a commode. Full definition →

Middle English close stol
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromclose stol
  2. English todayclose-stool

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.