Elsann.

Brit.

/ˈɛlsan/, U.S.

/ˈɛlˌsæn/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Elsan.

Etymology: < Elsan, the name of a company manufacturing chemical toilets (founded c1924) < the initials of Ephraim Louis Jackson , its founder + -san (in sanitation n.).

British. Now chiefly historical.

A type of portable chemical toilet.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > chemical

chemical closet1908

chemical toilet1913

honey bucket1931

Elsan1938

Porta Potti1968

1938 Irish Times 14 May 3/5 (advt.) To Let, Small House, good repair, Elsan, garage.

1959 Now & Then No. 103. 17 I..loaded all my belongings, the old beds and chairs and tables, the paraffin lamps and stoves, even the Elsan, into a turf lorry.

1992 A. Symons Tremedda Days v. 159 The upstairs toilet was in a little cubby-hole under the sloping roof, with a skylight. It was equipped with an Elsan and an enamel bucket with a little seat over it.

2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 Oct. 15 Second World War pilots..couldn't stand the ‘slop bucket’ loos—or ‘Elsans’—found on board Lancaster bombers. They often overflowed in turbulent conditions, or were tricky to use.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	elsan
释义	Elsann. Brit. /ˈɛlsan/, U.S. /ˈɛlˌsæn/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Elsan. Etymology: < Elsan, the name of a company manufacturing chemical toilets (founded c1924) < the initials of Ephraim Louis Jackson , its founder + -san (in sanitation n.). British. Now chiefly historical. A type of portable chemical toilet.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > chemical chemical closet1908 chemical toilet1913 honey bucket1931 Elsan1938 Porta Potti1968 1938 Irish Times 14 May 3/5 (advt.) To Let, Small House, good repair, Elsan, garage. 1959 Now & Then No. 103. 17 I..loaded all my belongings, the old beds and chairs and tables, the paraffin lamps and stoves, even the Elsan, into a turf lorry. 1992 A. Symons Tremedda Days v. 159 The upstairs toilet was in a little cubby-hole under the sloping roof, with a skylight. It was equipped with an Elsan and an enamel bucket with a little seat over it. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 26 Oct. 15 Second World War pilots..couldn't stand the ‘slop bucket’ loos—or ‘Elsans’—found on board Lancaster bombers. They often overflowed in turbulent conditions, or were tricky to use. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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