pot de chambren.
/ˌpɒt də ˈʃɒmbrə/, /ˌpəʊ də ˈʃɒmbrə/, U.S. /ˌpɑ(t) də ˈʃɑmbrə/, /ˌpoʊ də ˈʃɑmbrə/ = chamber pot n.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > chamber-pot, etc.
jordan1402
pissing vessel1440
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pissing basin1481
piss bowlc1527
chamber vessel?1529
chamber pot1540
pot1568
jordan-pot1577
night-tub1616
looking-glassa1627
water-pot1629
chamber utensil1699
member-mug1699
utensil1699
pot de chambre1777
chanty1788
pig1810
piss bucket1819
chamber1829
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po1880
thunder-mug1890
article1922
potty1937
honeypotc1947
totty-pot1966
piss-tin1974
1756 C. Anstey Mem. Noted Buckhorse II. 120 Monsieur Levieux went to the School..and addressed himself to the Master in this Manner... Sancho he eta de Perdrix, den me trow de Pot de Chambre upon my Wife, den he ca ca a ma Porte, den he pissa a me Face, den he jumpe upon my Belly.]
1777 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain I. i. 6 The priest put the present under the side of the bed..it was only a pot de chambre.
1847 W. M. Thackeray Let. 23 Feb. (1945) II. 280 I have got an hydraulic disorganization..& can only dine at home..where refuge is at hand with the instantaneous p–t de Ch–mbre.
1891 A. Ritchie Let. (1924) x. 220 The Dame du Palais..escorting the King to bed, carrying a sword, a lamp and a pot de chambre.
1931 E. Waugh Remote People 65 A pedlar..with a bundle of bootlaces in one hand and an enamelled pot de chambre in the other.
1972 ‘I. Drummond’ Frog in Moonflower ii. 47 Coffee in cups like pots-de-chambre.
2005 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 13 Mar. Mills [had] a horrific limp, a mouthful of what looked like a shattered pot de chambre and the sensibilities of a village idiot.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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