do one's easement en · VERB
Etymology
From easement in its former euphemistic use to reference the easing of one's bowels.
Meanings
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(dated, euphemistic) To ease one's bowels: to defecate.
He lit candles in the passage next to Patrick's closet, where his lordship wrote his letters, did his easement, took his bath, and knelt on winter nights to say his blackest prayers.
2013, Shirley McKay, “A Merry Month”, in Friend & Foe (A Hew Cullen Mystery), Edinburgh: Polygon, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doing one's easement | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| did one's easement | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| done one's easement | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| does one's easement | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
house of ease · house of easement · stool of easement · do one's ease