gonghouse

See also: gong-house

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

gong (“outhouse; excrement”) + house[1]

Noun

gonghouse (plural gonghouses)

  1. (obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
  2. (obsolete, figuratively) Hell.

Synonyms

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary. "† gong, n.¹". Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1900.
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