noun
night-soil pot; clay pot for collecting human waste
Historical term for a clay pot used to collect human excrement, often for use as fertilizer. Now primarily encountered in historical or cultural discussions.
江戸時代には、糞壺に溜めた排泄物を農家が肥料として買い取っていた。
In the Edo period, farmers would buy the excrement collected in night-soil pots to use as fertilizer.