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  • 111toilet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. toilette, prinking, makeup; powder room, washroom, bathroom, lavatory, restroom, comfort station, water closet, W. C., cabinet; outhouse, latrine, privy, john (sl.), head (sl.), can (sl.); chamber pot …

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  • 112loo — n British a toilet. The most widespread and socially acceptable euphemism for lav atory, privy, etc. This word, which became firmly established in the mid 1960s, is a favourite of amateur etymol ogists who derive it variously from lieu ( place ,… …

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  • 113article —    an object which is the subject of taboo    Such as a chamber pot for urine, or article of furniture, as it was once called:     Article (meaning chamber pot ) is non U. (Ross, 1956) …

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  • 114commode — n. 1 a chest of drawers. 2 (also night commode) a a bedside table with a cupboard containing a chamber pot. b a chamber pot concealed in a chair with a hinged cover. 3 = CHIFFONIER. Etymology: F, adj. (as noun) f. L commodus convenient (as COM ,… …

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  • 115thunder mug — noun a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom • Syn: ↑chamberpot, ↑potty • Hypernyms: ↑receptacle * * * noun dialect : chamber pot * * * Old …

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  • 116Lasagna — (singular, pronounced|laˈzaɲa in Italian; plural lasagne pronounced IPA| [laˈzaɲe] ) is both a form of pasta in sheets (sometimes rippled, though seldom so in Northern Italy) and also a dish, sometimes named lasagne al forno (meaning oven cooked… …

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  • 118List of heraldic charges — This article does not cover those charges which derive their shape in part from that of the field; see Ordinary (heraldry). Subordinary chargesA few simple charges are traditionally, and arbitrarily, classified among the subordinaries. (All other …

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  • 119Dwile flonking — is an outdoor game of dubious antiquity predominantly played in Suffolk and Sussex in England. It is a game of dexterity and drinking, with the apparent aim of having a laugh and getting as drunk as possible.Dwile FlonkingThe pastime of Dwile… …

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  • 120lasagna — /leuh zahn yeuh, lah /, n. 1. large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta. 2. a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat. Also, lasagne. [1840 50; < It < VL *lasania cooking pot (hence, appar., the&#8230; …

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