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Earth closet

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a privy or commode provided with dry earth or a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the fæcal discharges.

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In many small communities, the median number of rooms per house was four or five, but sanitation was confined to an outdoor earth closet (often shared with another household), water was accessible only from wells, and electrification had scarcely begun.
Land and Society in Edwardian Britain by Arnstein, Walter L. / Journal of Social History
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