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urinal

uri·nal

UK/jʊəˈraɪnəl/ US/ˈjʊɹɪnəl/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate

Origin

From Middle English urinal, urynal, orynal, from Old French urinal, orinal (“vessel for urination”), from Latin ūrīnālis (“urinary”). Use for plumbing fixtures attested from 1851.

Phrases

  • bed urinal
  • urinal cake
  • urinal cookie
  • urinal mint
  • Urinal of the Planets
  • urinal puck
  • urinal screen

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