Chamber-pot

  • 31Chamber music — Chamber Cham ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp …

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  • 32Chamber of commerce — Chamber Cham ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp …

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  • 33Chamber practice — Chamber Cham ber, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf. {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A retired room, esp …

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  • 34Pot — may refer to: Containers * Flowerpot, a container for growing plants * Cooking pot * Chamber pot * Pot (poker) * Pot glass, a kind of beer glass * Pot haircut, looking as though someone put a bowl on the head and cut off all the visible hair *… …

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  • 35pot — pot1 [pät] n. [ME < OE pott, akin to Du & Fr pot < ML pottus < VL potus, drinking cup < L, a drink < potare: see POTABLE] 1. a round vessel of any size, made of metal, earthenware, or glass, used for holding liquids, cooking or… …

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  • 36pot|ty — pot|ty1 «POT ee», adjective, ti|er, ti|est. British Informal. 1. foolish; crazy: »The pottier their ideas the better I like them (Listener). 2 …

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  • 37pot|ty-chair — «POT ee CHAIR», noun. a child s chair with an open seat fitting over a chamber pot, used for toilet training …

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  • 38chamber — n. 1 a a hall used by a legislative or judicial body. b the body that meets in it. c any of the houses of a parliament (Chamber of Deputies; second chamber). 2 (in pl.) Brit. Law a rooms used by a barrister or group of barristers, esp. in the… …

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  • 39pot — n. 1) (fig.) a melting pot 2) a pepper pot (BE; AE has pepper shaker) 3) a chamber pot 4) (misc.) to scour pots and pans * * * [pɒt] (fig.) a melting pot (misc.) to scour pots and pans a chamber pot a pepper pot (BE; AE has pepper shaker) …

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  • 40pot-hunter —  1. One excessively devoted to winning competitions, prizes, etc.  2 Person (as in fuss pot, etc.).  3 Paunch, pot bellied Having prominent paunch.  4 Marijuana.  6. v. Put child on chamber pot.  7. piss pot* Chamber pot.  8. pot shot Shot at… …

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