earth closet
/ɜrθ ˈklɑzɪt/
noun
- A simple toilet that uses dry earth or ashes to cover waste, often found in places without plumbing.
- In the old farmhouse, they still used an earth-closet in the backyard.
- Campers built an earth-closet to avoid polluting the forest stream.
- The museum displayed a Victorian-era earth-closet to show how people managed sanitation before modern plumbing.