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noun
A lavatory: a room intended for urination and defecation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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noun
A toilet: a fixture intended for urination and defecation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland
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History
Uncertain, but probably from closet (“private room; outhouse”), possibly compounded with lodge (“building”) and -ie (affectionate diminutive suffix). Or simply onomatopoeic, from the sound of the flushing.
