# house of ease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An outbuilding used to ease one's bowels: an outhouse.

## Etymology
From the former euphemism do one's ease (“ease one's bowels: defecate”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/house-of-ease