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Several praised the chamber pot, saying it should be brought back into use.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Many of the bathrooms were non-functioning, and the chamber pots were late in arriving—just as an attack of dysentery hit the camp.
—Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Toilets and other objects for relieving oneself are also on display, including an ornate commode styled after a stacks of books, and porcelain portable chamber pots that resemble fancy gravy boats, but were in fact designed for women in the 18th century to relieve themselves in public.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Cave workers brought meals, mail, newspapers, and smoking supplies twice a day, and spirited away the contents of the chamber pots.
—Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
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First Known Use
1540, in the meaning defined above
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“Chamber pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20pot. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
chamber pot
noun
: a bedroom vessel for urination and defecation
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