See also: gong-house

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Etymology edit

gong (outhouse; excrement) + house[1]

Noun edit

gonghouse (plural gonghouses)

  1. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  2. (obsolete, figuratively) Hell.

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References edit

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "† gong, n.¹". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1900.