chamber pot


chamber pot

n. A portable vessel used in a bedroom as a toilet.

chamber pot

n1. a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms

cham′ber pot`


n. a portable container for urine and defecation, used in bedrooms. [1560–70]

Chamber pot

A pail with a capacity of about two gallons, and a tight-fitting lid. The pot was kept in the bedroom at night and used to minimize the necessity of going to the outhouse.
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