Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

do one's ease

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: do one's ease
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ease one's bowels; to defecate.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Another time, the old Duke of Main, who was uſed to play the drol with him, coming ſoftly into his Bedchamber, and thruſting in his Bald-head, and Long-neck, in a poſture to make the King merry, it happened the King was come from doing his Eaſe, and ſpying him, he took the round Cover of the Cloſe-ſtool, and clap'd it on his Bald-Sconce, […]"

Etymology

A clipped form of do one's easement, a former euphemism for easing one's bowels.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

does one's ease (present, singular) doing one's ease (participle, present) did one's ease (past) done one's ease (participle, past)

Phrases

closet of ease house of ease seat of ease

Synonyms

do one's duty do one's easement

Questions

What does do one's ease mean?: To ease one's bowels; to defecate.
Where does do one's ease come from?: A clipped form of do one's easement, a former euphemism for easing one's bowels.

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