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thundermug

thundermug noun: chamber pot.

Noun

thundermug (plural thundermugs)

  1. (dated, slang) chamber pot
    • "The dining-room ceiling was hand-painted and the staircase gigantic, yet the royal family used porcelain washbowls and old-fashioned thundermugs".1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press, published 2001, page 80
    • "No more midnight treks to the outhouse. No more close-stools or thundermugs a feature of even the most exalted houses in Armethalieh."2003, Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory, The Outstretched Shadow

Forms of thundermug

pluralthundermugs

Origin of thundermug

From thunder + mug.

Questions about thundermug

What does thundermug mean?
Thundermug means chamber pot.
What part of speech is thundermug?
Thundermug is a noun.
What is the plural of thundermug?
The plural of thundermug is thundermugs.

Words near thundermug in the dictionary

  1. thunderings
  2. thunderless
  3. thunderlight
  4. thunderlights
  5. thunderlike
  6. thundermug
  7. thundermugs
  8. thunderous
  9. thunderously
  10. thunderousness
  11. thunderpeal

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