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usual offices

usual offices noun: a place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

Noun

usual offices pl (normally plural, singular usual office)

  1. (archaic, euphemistic, plural, plural-normally) A place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
    • Three reception, four bedrooms, kitchen, and usual offices.1909 July 26, Daily Graphic, page 16
    Synonyms:
    bathroom

Synonyms of usual offices

Forms of usual offices

singularusual office

Origin of usual offices

A clarification of the intended sense of office (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Questions about usual offices

What does usual offices mean?
Usual offices means a place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
What part of speech is usual offices?
Usual offices is a noun.

Words near usual offices in the dictionary

  1. usu.
  2. usuage
  3. usual
  4. usual channels
  5. usual office
  6. usual offices
  7. usual suspects
  8. usualism
  9. usualisms
  10. usuality
  11. usualization

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