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necessary vault

necessary vault noun: an outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.

Noun

necessary vault (plural necessary vaults)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
    Synonyms:
    outhouse

Synonyms of necessary vault

Forms of necessary vault

pluralnecessary vaults

Origin of necessary vault

Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Questions about necessary vault

What does necessary vault mean?
Necessary vault means an outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.
What part of speech is necessary vault?
Necessary vault is a noun.
What is the plural of necessary vault?
The plural of necessary vault is necessary vaults.

Words near necessary vault in the dictionary

  1. necessary places
  2. necessary room
  3. necessary rooms
  4. necessary stool
  5. necessary stools
  6. necessary vault
  7. necessary vaults
  8. necessary woman
  9. necessary women
  10. necessarys
  11. necessitarian

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