kocay

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noun

A place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

Similar
bathroom
OriginMiddle English cokei →
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Meanings

nounkocay (plural kocays)

plural kocays · alternative koley · alternative cockey

  1. obsoleterareA place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

    Kocay, priuy, cloaca.

    c. 1440, Promptorium Parvulorum, page 281

    Synonyms: bathroom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

Similar
bathroom
Also see
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Origin

  1. Middle Englishcokei“stream; drain, gutter”
  2. Englishkocay

From Middle English cokei (“stream; drain, gutter”).

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Cite this entry
APA

kocay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kocay

MLA

“kocay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kocay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kocay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kocay.

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