Meaning

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

    Nachttopf, Nachtgeschirr

    ночно́й горшо́кnočnój goršók, горшо́кgoršók

    нічни́й го́рщикničnýj hórščyk, го́рщикhórščyk

Examples

1 sentences
  1. The chamber pot is a container, where you shit and piss.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet:
Русский
By meaning 1
a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet:

Origin

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

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

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