chamber pot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chamber pot
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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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 ● Oct. 16, 2025
A luxury padded chair bedecked in pewter and sheepskin was located above his chamber pot and a "Groom of the Stool" relocated his evacuations.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2022
They’d play a game there: setting a chamber pot treacherously between their beds, pretending it was the Atlantic Ocean, and jumping from bed to bed as if escaping from Spain to America.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
A chamber pot found beneath 19th Century terraced housing, also in Stepney Green, ranks as another highlight for Ms Keily.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2017
I fed her and held the teacup to her lips and wiped her chin when she dribbled and helped her with the chamber pot business.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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