chamber potnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃeɪm.bə ˌpɒt/us/ˈtʃeɪm.bɚ ˌpɑːt/a large, round, bowl-shaped container used as a toilet at night or during an illness, in the past often kept under a bed
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Parts of buildings: the toilet
- bathroom
- bedpan
- bog
- cistern
- cloakroom
- comfort station
- convenience
- flush
- ladies' room
- latrine
- lav
- lavatory
- litter
- loo
- men's room
- privy
- public convenience
- restroom
- shithouse
- smallest room
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Examples from literature
- The chamber pots and buckets were emptied into cesspits.
- The room was empty, and under the flare of the gas a solitary chamber pot stood forgotten among a heap of petticoats trailing on the floor.
- There was a chamber pot under the sideboard for their use.