| 单词 | thunder-box |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthunder-box thunder-box n. slang a portable commode; by extension, any lavatory. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > close-stool or commode privy stool1377 night-chair1404 close-stool1410 stool1410 chamber stool1567 night table1730 night-stool1781 commode1802 Sir John1808 chamber closet1842 chaise percée1939 thunder-box1939 1939 W. H. Auden & C. Isherwood Journey to War vii. 182 We should wash the dishes and clean the thunder-boxes. 1952 E. Waugh Men at Arms ii. ii. 178 ‘If you must know, it's my thunderbox.’.. He..dragged out the treasure, a brass-bound, oak cube... On the inside of the lid was a plaque bearing the embossed title Connolly's Chemical Closet. 1955 N. Fitzgerald House is Falling xi. 188 When the plumber called for instructions, Hapleigh chose the ground floor for the new thunder-box. 1980 Daily Tel. 18 Oct. 18 Life in India was..coping with the indignities of the ‘thunder box’ (a portable earth commode) and searching sponges for stealthy scorpions. < as lemmas |
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