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nappy bucket en · NOUN
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(Commonwealth) Synonym of diaper pail.
MARMET Perambulator, special Marshall and Snelgrove cradle with mattress on stand and folding playpen, all near perfect cond.; bath on folding stand, nappy bucket, &c.
1951 February 24, “Small Adverts. continued from preceding page”, in Liverpool Echo, page B2:Why has America produced, for example, no female artists of the stature of Raphael or Michaelangelo,^([sic]) nor France, say, an epic poet like Cervantes or Murillo? […] I have my own answer. I think the missing ladies are back at the kitchen sink and the nappy bucket, by virtue of their temperament and certain inescapable dictates of physiology, if not by inclination.
1975, New Scientist, volume 65, page 93:The traditional advice used to be to soak nappies in a nappy bucket before washing, however this is no longer the case. Ideally you shouldn't leave your nappies sitting in the nappy bucket for any longer than two days before washing (i.e. do a nappy wash every other day).
2021, Jen Gale, The Sustainable(ish) Guide to Green Parenting: Guilt-free Eco-ideas for Raising Your Kids, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 69:A nappy bucket is a dangerous source of water for toddlers. Make sure the lid is on and the toddler cannot reach it. Sunshine is a wonderful disinfectant, so try to hang nappies on the line.
2006, Susan Dignan, Lyndal Taylor, Parenting with Care, Pascal Press, →ISBN, page 28:
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diaper pail