Usually means: Toilet, typically with flushing mechanism.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (Closestool)

▸ noun:  Alternative form of close-stool [(now historical) A chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box; a commode.]

Similar:
close stool, birth stool, thunder-box, thunder box, barstool, shitbowl, port-o-let, litterbox, trashcan, catbox, more...

Opposite:
open toilet, squat toilet

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Similar:
close stool, birth stool, thunder-box, thunder box, barstool, shitbowl, port-o-let, litterbox, trashcan, catbox, more...

Opposite:
open toilet, squat toilet



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