latrine

  • 31latrine wireless — [la”trin “waia^las] n. the free exchange of information and gossip at the general toilet facilities. (See also latrine rumor.) □ It came over the latrine wireless this morning. We’re all shipping out. □ The latrine wireless was virtually silent… …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 32latrine lips — [la trin “lips] n. a person who uses dirty language. □ Hey, latrine lips! ool it! □ When old latrine lips finishes shocking everyone, I have something to say …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • 33latrine — noun Etymology: French, from Latin latrina, contraction of lavatrina, from lavare to wash more at lye Date: 1642 1. a receptacle (as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet 2. toilet 3 …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34latrine — /leuh treen /, n. a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area. [1635 45; < F < L latrina, short for lavatrina place for washing, deriv. of lavare to wash] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 35latrine — noun /ləˈtɹiːn/ a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench. See also the slang terms john and johnny house. See Also: privy …

    Wiktionary

  • 36latrine — Synonyms and related words: WC, backhouse, basement, bathroom, bedpan, can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical closet, chemical toilet, closet, comfort station, commode, convenience, crapper, earth closet, head, jerry, john, johnny, johnny house,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37Latrine — Lat·ri̲·ne die; , n; eine Toilette im Freien, bei der die Exkremente in eine Grube fallen …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 38latrine — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. privy, outhouse, lavatory, restroom; see bath 3 , toilet 2 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 39Latrine — La|tri|ne auch: Lat|ri|ne 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: n; veraltet〉 1. Abort, Toilette 2. Abortgrube [Etym.: &LT;lat. latrina »Abtritt« &LT;*lavatrina; zu lavare »waschen, spülen«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 40Latrine — Latrinef unverbürgteNachricht.SieistaufderLatrineerdacht,beiUnterhaltungaufderLatrineentstanden.SoldinbeidenWeltkriegen …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache