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Where does “close-stool” come from?

close-stool (English) comes from Middle English close stol.

close-stool (English): A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a...

Definitions

  1. A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a...

Ancestry of “close-stool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishclose stol—

Words derived from “close-stool”

  • closestool
  • close stoole
Every word from Middle English close stol →