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close-stool
[ klohz-stool, klohs- ]
noun
- a stool having a seat with a hole, beneath which a chamber pot is placed.
close-stool
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noun
- a wooden stool containing a covered chamber pot
yĐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of close-stool1
Example Sentences
For this reason, continued my father, âtis worthy to recollect 262 how little alteration, in great men, the approaches of death have made.âVespasian died in a jest upon his close-stoolâGalba with a sentenceâSeptimus Severus in a dispatchâTiberius in dissimulation, and CĂŠsar Augustus in a compliment.âIÂ hope âtwas a sincere oneâquoth my uncle Toby.
Incidentallyâand this is of special interest to the physicianâthe use of dry earth or of dry ashes in the close-stool of the sick chamber effects not only an immediate and complete deodorization, but without doubt a complete disinfection as well.
She went very frequently to the Close-stool, with scarcely any Effect; her Anguish, Heat, Thirst, and the Dryness of her Tongue were even terrifying: and her wretched State, the Effect of the strong hot Liquor she had taken, made me very apprehensive for her.
It is important and even necessary, that each Subject of this Disease should have a Close-stool or Convenience apart to himself, as the Matter discharged is extremely infectious: and if they make Use of Bed-pans, they should be carried immediately out of the Chamber, the Air of which should be continually renewed, burning Vinegar frequently in it.
Clothes, 37, 354 Clothes PegsâBuy my, 184 ClothâScotch or Russian, 126 Clothes LinesâProps, 184, 278 Close-stoolâBuy a cover for, 66, 93 Clove WaterâBuy any?,
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