Meanings
plural necessary rooms
- euphemisticA toilet, a lavatory (the room, not the fixture).
The beach hut provided shelter from the sun, a place to change, and a necessary room.
2012, Harry Carter, The Life and Loves of a United States Naval Aviator, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 1445 more examples
Four bedrooms and a necessary room upstairs and one down, a formal dining room, a large parlor ...
2005, June M. Woodring, The Skittish Bride, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 252At various times, that place also has been called a privy chamber, a necessary room, the smallest room in the house, and even “where the queen goes alone.
2012, Justin Cord Hayes, The Unexpected Evolution of Language: Discover the Surprising Etymology of Everyday Words, Simon and Schuster, →ISBNMaster baths are as big as a real room, spacious and a decorator's dream, more than a necessary room.
2006, Ejay Wyndesh, The Empty Nest the Second Time Around, iUniverse, →ISBNShe had a sleeping chamber complete with a necessary room attached and a hot tub in the corner.
2005, Larry W. Miller, The Conquest of New Eden/Sins of the Father, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 157... near the main hall in a small room that might have been a necessary room. It's probably someone relieving himself.
2019, John Bede, Freedom Because of the Brave: Book 3 The Patriots Abound Trilogy, Fulton Books, Inc., →ISBN
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