chamber pot

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And if you’re wondering whether money or brains has more power, there’s a scene in which Henrich uses a chamber pot and smugly orders Victor to “flush that for me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

In “The Madness of King George,” there are several scenes where very learned doctors dedicate considerable time and effort to squinting at the contents of the king’s chamber pot.

From Washington Post • Dec. 17, 2022

A luxury padded chair bedecked in pewter and sheepskin was located above his chamber pot and a "Groom of the Stool" relocated his evacuations.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022

They’d play a game there: setting a chamber pot treacherously between their beds, pretending it was the Atlantic Ocean, and jumping from bed to bed as if escaping from Spain to America.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

Cora heard Ethel descend the stairs, and when her host returned she handed Cora food, a jug of water, and a chamber pot.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead