The story
From chamber + lye. Compare early modern Dutch camerlooghe, obsolete German Kammerlauge.
First known use, by meaning
- from 16th c. Urine, especially as used for domestic or agricultural purposes.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chamber lye
Today it means: Urine, especially as used for domestic or agricultural purposes. Full definition →
First used 16th c.