chamber pot
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chamber pot
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From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom).
noun chamber pots · chamberpot
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A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
Similar: can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder, guzunder, honey bucket, honeypot, Jerry
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noun a container used for urination and defecation — see also urinal, chemical toilet
| Español | bacinilla, pelela, orinal, bacín, beque, borcelana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요강 yogang, 변기 byeon'gi |
| 日本語 | 便器 benki, おまる omaru |
| 中文 | 尿盆 niàopén, 尿壺 /尿壶 niàohú, 夜壺 /夜壶 yèhú, 馬桶 /马桶 mǎtǒng, 便壺 /便壶 biànhú |
| Português | penico |
| Français | pot de chambre |
| Deutsch | Nachttopf, Nachtgeschirr |
| Italiano | orinale, vaso da notte, pitale |
| Ελληνικά | καθίκι kathíki |
| Română | oală de noapte |
| Русский | ночно́й горшо́к nočnój goršók, горшо́к goršók |
| Tiếng Việt | bô |
| العربية | قَعَادَة qaʕāda |
| עברית | סִיר לַיְלָה sir layla |
Talk about this word "chamber pot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chamber%20pot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chamber pot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chamber%20pot "chamber pot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chamber%20pot.Cite this
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