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

Unfolding into a discreet box with a red leather seat on top, it would have concealed a tin or ceramic chamber pot, no longer extant, for the Dauphin’s sons.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

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

One good thing about not being able to sleep was that I remembered to wake Nell and have her do her business in the chamber pot.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson