nightstool

English

Alternative forms

• night stool
• night-stool

Etymology

From night +‎ stool.

Noun

nightstool (plural nightstools)

1. A chamber pot built into a chair.

Synonyms

• close stool
• commode

References

• John Gloag, A Short Dictionary of Furniture, rev. ed. 1969, s.v. "close stool, close stool chair".