便べん壺つぼ

noun

night-soil vault; clay pot for collecting feces in an outhouse

Refers to a traditional container placed under a squat toilet or outhouse to collect human waste, historically used for fertilizer. The reading べんつぼ is standard; べんこ is a less common variant.

See also: 汲み取り便所 · 壺 (つぼ) · 便槽

• 昔むかしの汲くみ取とり便べん所じょでは、便べん壺つぼに排はい泄せつ物ぶつをためていた。