urinal
Meaning
-
- A device or fixture used for urination
- (obsolete) A device or fixture used for urination
- (obsolete) A device or fixture used for urination
- A device or fixture used for urination
- (obsolete) Any oblong glass vessel shaped like the old alchemist's urinal.
- (obsolete) A room or structure used for urination: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.
Synonyms
urodochium
bed bottle
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/juːˈɹaɪnəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851.
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