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latrine

[ luh-treen ]

noun

  1. a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.


latrine

/ ±ôəˈ³Ù°ù¾±Ë²Ô /

noun

  1. a lavatory, as in a barracks, camp, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of latrine1

1635–45; < French < Latin ±ôÄå³Ù°ùÄ«²Ô²¹, short for ±ô²¹±¹Äå³Ù°ùÄ«²Ô²¹ place for washing, derivative of ±ô²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð to wash
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of latrine1

C17: from French, from Latin ±ôÄå³Ù°ùÄ«²Ô²¹, shortened form of ±ô²¹±¹Äå³Ù°ùÄ«²Ô²¹ bath, from ±ô²¹±¹Äå°ù±ð to wash
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In its overcrowded cells men had to urinate into plastic bags as their access to latrines was limited.

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In the 12 days until Election Day, Donald Trump is only going to wallow and roll around even more in his ugly bucket and latrine of racism, white supremacy, misogyny and other hatreds.

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Some teachers are reporting having to live in grass-thatched houses and share pit latrines, which are at risk of overflowing.

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Max Heppner said he was much better off than some people who had to hide in stables or in latrines, though he grew up with an insistent fear of being discovered.

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She gets water from the communal tap at the end of her alley and uses the public latrines.

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