chamber pot

noun

: a bedroom vessel for urination and defecation

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Being a chambermaid also included grueling daily tasks such as maintaining fires, emptying chamber pots and scrubbing floors. Timothy Welbeck, Fortune, 12 Feb. 2026 When one has been invited to stay overnight in a home without indoor plumbing, but is provided with a chamber pot (no lid) under the bed, what does one do with it the next morning? Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025 Household items found included parts of dishes, chamber pots and dolls. Alex Music, Idaho Statesman, 21 June 2025 Several praised the chamber pot, saying it should be brought back into use. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for chamber pot

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chamber pot was in 1540

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“Chamber pot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20pot. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

chamber pot

noun
: a bedroom vessel for urination and defecation
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