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latrine

One entry found.

Main Entry: la·trine

Pronunciation: \lə-ˈtrēn\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Latin latrina, contraction of lavatrina, from lavare to wash — more at lye

Date: 1642

1 : a receptacle (as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet
2 : toilet 3

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