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‖ pissoir|piswar|
[Fr.]
A public urinal enclosed by a screen or wall.
1919Mencken Amer. Lang. 127 The French pissoir..is still regarded as indecent in America, and is seldom used in England, but it has gone into most of the Continental languages. 1934S. Spender Vienna ii. 23 In oil-tarred pissoirs. 1942[see fly n.2 4 a]. 1955W. Gaddis Recognitions i. ii. 77 The feet showing below the shield of the pissoir. 1968Listener 21 Mar. 369/3 A simple slate pissoir where graffiti, true to the spirit of Rochdale, divide between sex and politics. 1972Guardian 19 Feb. 8/3 One pissoir is plain anti-feminism. 1975Times 17 Dec. 13/1 The valuable site..has been vacant for many years and its use is restricted to private parking and to pissoirs of inelegant design. |