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usual offices en · NOUN

Etymology

A clarification of the intended sense of office (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Meanings

  1. (archaic, euphemistic, plural, plural-normally) A place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
    • Three reception, four bedrooms, kitchen, and usual offices. 1909 July 26, Daily Graphic, page 16:

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usual office Number=Sing lexicographic

Synonyms

bathroom