A privy; a latrine.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] (239) gongOE A privy; a latrine. privy?c1225 A room or small building set aside for people to urinate and defecate in; (in later use) esp. one situated outside a dwelling or without plumbing (as… room-housec1275 A privy. chamber foreignc1300 A privy attached to the outer wall of a building; an outside toilet. Cf. foreign, n.1 wardrobea1325 A privy; a latrine. Obsolete (historical in later use). privy chamberc1325 = privy, n. 1. Now historical and rare. foreignc1390 A privy attached to the outer wall of a building; an outside toilet; = chamber foreign, n. siegec1400 A privy. Also to go to siege, to go to stool, to ease oneself. Obsolete. stool1410 A seat enclosing a chamber utensil; a commode; more explicitly stool of ease. Also, a privy. jakes1432 A privy, a latrine; a toilet. house of easementa1438 The process or means of giving or obtaining relief from anything considered troublesome or unpleasant. The action of relieving the body by urinating… kocayc1440 (See quot. 1440.) siege-hole1440 Combinations, as siege-hole, siege-house. Obsolete. siege-house1440 Combinations, as siege-hole, siege-house. Obsolete. privy house1463 a small building or room used as a privy (sense B. 1). withdraught1493 A privy; a sewer: = draught, n. 45 46 draught1530 A privy: also draught-house (see compounds 2). Obsolete. shield1535 The seat of a privy; hence, a privy. Scottish. Obsolete. bench-hole1542 a privy; a lavatory. common house1542 More fully common house of easement. A toilet, a privy. Cf. commons, n. 8, house of easement. Obsolete. stool1542 In phrases originally meaning ‘the place of evacuation’, now (without the) the action of evacuating the bowels. jakes house1547 boggard1552 A privy; a latrine. Also in plural with singular agreement. house of office?1560 (a) (usually in plural) a building or outhouse for some domestic purpose, as a pantry, brewery, storehouse, etc.; (b) a privy, latrine. purging place1577 (a) †a part of the body where unhealthy or excess bodily humours are expelled (obsolete); (b) †a lavatory (obsolete); (c) purgatory (now rare). little house1579 Originally Scottish. Now also English regional, U.S. regional, Australian, and New Zealand. A room or building used as a toilet; a privy, esp. one… issue1588 A sewer. Obsolete. Ajax1596 A privy or water closet; a lavatory. draught-house1597 a privy (= sense 46). private1600 A lavatory; = privy, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. necessary house1612 (formerly also †necessary place (obsolete), †necessary stool (obsolete), †necessary vault (obsolete)), a privy. Now regional or historical. vault1617 A necessary-house; a privy. Obsolete. longhouse1622 euphemistic. A privy, a lavatory. Obsolete. latrine1623 A toilet, typically one in a camp, field hospital, etc., often a temporary facility in which waste is collected in a pit dug in the earth or… necessary1633 A necessary house: see sense A. 3. Now regional or historical. commonsa1641 A toilet, a privy; = common house, n. 3b. Obsolete. rare. gingerbread officea1643 (probably) a place where gingerbread is made or sold. boghouse1644 A toilet (in early use typically an outdoors one); an outhouse, a privy. cloaca1645 A privy. Obsolete. passage-house1646 †(a) a privy (obsolete); (b) (perhaps) a building on a shore from which a ferry departs. retreat1653 A privy, a lavatory. Obsolete. rare. shithouse1659 A toilet (usually an outdoor one), an outhouse, a privy. closet of ease1662 a toilet, a privy; = sense A. 3a. garderobe1680 A privy; a latrine. backside1704 A privy. Obsolete. office1727 In singular or plural. A privy, a lavatory. In later use frequently as usual offices. Cf. ease, n. 9b. Now somewhat archaic or euphemistic. bog?1731 A toilet, a lavatory; the room or outhouse containing this. house of ease1734 †to do one's ease: to relieve the bowels. So seat of ease, †house of ease. cuz-john1735 A privy, a latrine. Cf. John, n. 7. easing-chair1771 The action of ease, v. Mostly gerundial. Also †easing-chair, a nightstool. backhouse1800 North American. A small building or room containing a toilet, esp. one which is behind or outside a main building. Cf. outhouse, n. 2. outhouse1819 Chiefly U.S. A lavatory, esp. one which is external to a main building. netty1825 An outside toilet; a lavatory. petty1848 colloquial and regional. An outside lavatory, a privy. Cf. little house, n. 2. seat of ease1850 †to do one's ease: to relieve the bowels. So seat of ease, †house of ease. closet1869 A (usually small) room or cubicle fitted for urination or defecation; a toilet, a privy (= water closet, n. 1; cf. toilet, n. 9a). Also occasionally… bathroom1883 Originally and chiefly North American. A room containing a toilet or toilets, usually with facilities for handwashing, and sometimes also a bath or… crapper1927 A toilet; a lavatory. lat1927 = latrine, n. 1 Usually in plural as lats. shouse1941 A toilet (esp. an outdoor one); = shithouse, n. 1a. biffy1942 A toilet; the room or outhouse containing this. shitholec1947 A toilet; a latrine. toot1965 A toilet. shitter1967 A lavatory, a toilet. woodshed1974 A shed where wood is stored to be used for fuel or for some other purpose. Also occasionally (euphemistic): an outside toilet; a privy. Subcategories:— in a convent or monastery (2) — in a ship (2) — the king's (1) — for two persons (1) — specific outside (6) — pit in the ground (1) — tent (1) — chemical (5) — parts of privy (3) — water-closet or lavatory (76) — urinal (14) — chamber-pot, etc. (29) — close-stool or commode (20) — bed-pan (3) — lavatory paper (9) — lavatory attendant (1) |
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