Synonyms

chamber pot

American

noun

a portable container, especially for urine, used in bedrooms.

chamber pot British

noun

a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms

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Etymology

Origin of chamber pot

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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“You threw a chamber pot on me?!”

From Literature

“Oh, you have got to be kidding me. You threw a chamber pot on me!” she yelled.

From Literature

“A chamber pot! After I saved your life!”

From Literature

She can’t leave her bed, so I wash her and her bedclothes and empty her chamber pot.

From Literature

And if you’re wondering whether money or brains has more power, there’s a scene in which Henrich uses a chamber pot and smugly orders Victor to “flush that for me.”

From Los Angeles Times

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