usual offices

English

Etymology

A clarification of the intended sense of office (“outhouse; lavatory”).

Noun

usual offices pl (normally plural, singular usual office)

(euphemistic, archaic) A place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- 1909 July 26, Daily Graphic, page 16:
  Three reception, four bedrooms, kitchen, and usual offices.

Synonyms

office of ease; see also Thesaurus:bathroom

References

Oxford English Dictionary. "office, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2004.

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