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From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
house of ease
Today it means: An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse. Full definition →
Today it means: An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse. Full definition →
From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.