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Definition of Earth-closet
1. Noun. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Earth-closet
Literary usage of Earth-closet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Numerous forms of closets" earth-closet are sold in which a suitable quantity of
earth is automatically thrown into the pan at each time of use. ..."
2. A Text-book of Hygiene: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Principles and by George Henry Rohé (1884)
"The earth-closet is the invention of the Rev. Henry Moule, of England, and consists
of an ordinary commode or closet, the essential feature of which is a ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Numerous forms of earth-closet are sold in which a suitable quantity of earth is
automatically thrown into the pan at each time of use. ..."
4. A Text-book of Hygiene: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Principles and by George Henry Rohé (1885)
"The earth-closet is the invention of the Rev. Henry Moule, of England, and consists
of an ordinary commode or closet, the essential feature of which is a ..."
5. Report of the Secretary for Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1872)
"Ae to the principle of the earth-closet, it is tho only oue that can be ...
Thtf earth-closet, intelligently managed, furnishes a means of disposing of ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1873)
"... of the Earth-Closet. By D. CARTER. Progress of the Through Railway to India.
By HYDE CLARKE, OE, ..."
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