urinal
Origin of urinal
Examples from the Web for urinal
Contemporary Examples of urinal
This is not the same thing that artists have been doing since Duchamp hung a urinal on a wall and called it art.
Even their drinking fountain is famous: a urinal Papa lugged home in a stupor from his favorite bar.
The Daily Pic: Everything the pop master made pointed back to Duchamp's urinal.
Historical Examples of urinal
Urinal cans must also be provided and cared for in a similar manner.
Manual of Military TrainingJames A. Moss
They did right to put him up over a urinal: meeting of the waters.
UlyssesJames Joyce
In the Sweating process it is necessary to place a urinal in the bed of the patient.
Every Man his own DoctorR. T. Claridge
With reference to the formation of the urinal cloaca there is not much to say.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1Francis Maitland Balfour
Death introduces an old man to a physician who is inspecting a urinal.
The Dance of DeathFrancis Douce
urinal
- a sanitary fitting, esp one fixed to a wall, used by men for urination
- a room containing urinals
- any vessel for holding urine prior to its disposal
Word Origin and History for urinal
late 13c., "glass vial to receive urine for medical inspection," from Old French urinal, from Late Latin urinal, from Latin urinalis (adj.) "relating to urine," from urina (see urine). Meaning "chamber pot" is from late 15c. Modern sense of "fixture for urinating (for men)" is attested from 1851.
urinal
(yur′ə-nəl)- A vessel into which urine is passed.