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earth closet
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earth closet
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(Historical Terms) a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta


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He also goes onto recall that, as a young joiner, he was involved in repairing earth closets, known as netties Bill writes, "This was in Folinsby, but where were the last ones in Gateshead?
As for the toilet, we didn't start flushing until the 1830s and even then they were only to be found in upper-class houses with the less well off using chamber pots or cold, damp, outside earth closets.
 
 
 
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