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chamber pot

noun

Etymology

From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom).

  1. inherited from *budnós✻
  2. inherited from *puttaz✻
  3. derived from *pott✻
  4. derived from pot — “pot”
  5. inherited from pott
  6. inherited from pot
  7. compounded as chamber pot — “chamber + pot”

Definitions

  1. A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern…

    A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA