earth closet

An outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.

Japanese Meaning

汚水を流さず、溜り池（セスピット）方式で汚物を処理する、屋外に設置された便所または仮設トイレ

The old farmhouse still had an earth closet behind the barn, its wooden door weathered and paint peeling.

古い農家には納屋の裏にまだ汲み取り式の便所があり、木製の扉は風化して塗装がはがれていた。

Sense（1）

An outhouse or lavatory which uses a cesspit rather than a flush toilet and plumbing.

Coordinate term: water closet

earth closets

（ plural ）