Meanings
noundry closet (plural dry closets)
plural dry closets
- A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.
Synonyms: earth closet
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.
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Translations
Finnish kuivakäymälä
- kuivakäymäläTranslations
German Trockenklosett
- TrockenklosettTranslations
Polish sucha toaleta
- sucha toaletaTranslations
Swedish torrklosett, torrtoalett
- torrklosettTranslations
- torrtoalettTranslations
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APA
dry closet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20closet
MLA
“dry closet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20closet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dry closet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dry%20closet.
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