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单词 bedpan
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bedpan

(bedpæn) also bed-pan
Word forms: plural bedpans
countable noun
A bedpan is a shallow bowl shaped like a toilet seat, which is used instead of a toilet by people who are too ill to get out of bed.

bedpan in British English

(ˈbɛdˌpæn)
noun
1. 
a shallow vessel placed under a bedridden patient to collect faeces and urine
2.  another name for warming pan

bedpan in American English

(ˈbɛdˌpæn)
noun
US
a shallow pan for use as a toilet by a person confined to bed

Examples of 'bedpan' in a sentence
bedpan

Johannes looked around the tiny room, saw the narrow bed with its musty blanket, the reeking bedpan.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (1989)
She was resentful in her work, and if anyone wanted a bedpan or bottle she took ages about it.
Sillitoe, Alan THE OPEN DOOR (1989)
There had even been, the nurses told Anastasia's mother, a terrible collision involving a bedpan.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (1989)
I suppose whenever a bedpan is mentioned, there will be a certain amount of snickering.
Ehle, John THE WIDOW'S TRIAL (1989)

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