chamber pot
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chamber pot
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Working-class women could be thus catered for, but for the more genteel ladies, a chamber pot in their curtained carriage was the way to go.
From BBC • Jan. 16, 2022
In order to achieve the right effect, Severs peed in a chamber pot days in advance, leaving it to fester.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2018
Now Malachy has to use the chamber pot but he wants to sit on it.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
