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commode

/kəˈməʊd/ noun

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  1. A low chest of drawers on short legs.
  2. A stand for a washbowl and jug.
  3. A chair containing a chamber pot.

Origin

Borrowed from French commode (literally “convenient”). Doublet of comodo.

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