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| has gloss | eng: A pail closet (or pail privy) was a room used for the disposal of human excreta, under the pail system (or Rochdale system) of waste removal. The closet was a small outdoor privy which contained a seat, underneath which a portable receptacle was placed. This pail, into which people would defecate, was removed and emptied on a regular basis by the local authority. The contents would either be incinerated or composted into fertiliser. |
| lexicalization | eng: pail closet |
| instance of | c/Toilet types |
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| media:img | Full pail and empty pail.jpg |
| media:img | Goux pail bucket and mould.jpg |
| media:img | Henry Moule's earth closet, improved version c1875.JPG |
| media:img | Nottingham midden closet.jpg |
| media:img | Pail closet wagon.jpg |
| media:img | Rochdale corporation pail closet.jpg |
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