Close-stool
[klohz-stool, klohs-] /ˈkloʊzˌstul, ˈkloʊs-/
noun
1.
a stool having a seat with a hole, beneath which a chamber pot is placed.
/ˈkləʊsˌstuːl/
noun
1.
a wooden stool containing a covered chamber pot
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