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chamberpot

chamberpot is the alternative spelling of chamber pot.

Meaning of chamber pot

Noun

chamber pot (plural chamber pots)

  1. A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

Forms of chamberpot

pluralchamberpots

Origin of chamberpot

From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom).

Questions about chamberpot

What is chamberpot the alternative spelling of?
Chamberpot is the alternative spelling of chamber pot.

Words near chamberpot in the dictionary

  1. chambermaid
  2. chambermaiding
  3. chambermaids
  4. chambermate
  5. chambermates
  6. chamberpot
  7. chamberpots
  8. chambers
  9. Chambers County
  10. chambers of commerce
  11. chambers of horrors

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