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toilet bowl

American  

noun

  • toilet bowls
    plural
  1. the ceramic bowl of a toilet.


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And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

I’ve tested many gadgets over the years, but none quite like this: I let a camera look inside my toilet bowl to analyze my, er, daily offerings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

Cleaning the toilet bowl was a sticking point, too.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2025

Excrement overflows from the toilet bowl on to the floor and fills the shower cubicle.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024

You think on it, you probably don’t remember the first time you went to the bathroom in the toilet bowl stead of a diaper.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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