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toilet seat

noun

Definition of toilet seat

: an oval or circular ring usually of wood or plastic attached to the top of a toilet bowl at the back to support the buttocks and often covered with a hinged top

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First Known Use of toilet seat

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of toilet seat was in 1917

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