backstair vs water closet

backstair

noun
  • The backstairs (stairs at the rear of a building). 

adj
  • clandestine, secret or furtive 

water closet

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, closet. 

  • A flush toilet itself. 

  • A room containing a flush toilet. 

How often have the words backstair and water closet occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )