usual offices

noun

A place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

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nounusual offices pl (normally plural, singular usual office)

singular usual office

  1. archaiceuphemisticpluralplural normallyA 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

    Synonyms: bathroom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

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Origin

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

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