seat of ease
English edit
Noun edit
seat of ease (plural seats of ease)
- (euphemistic, obsolete) A toilet.
- 1850, J. Greenwood, The Sailor's Sea-book, page 143:
- Round-house at the Head. Conveniences or seats of ease for the officers.
Synonyms edit
- See Thesaurus:toilet
Related terms edit
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "ease, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1891.