usual offices
English edit
Etymology edit
A clarification of the intended sense of office (“outhouse; lavatory”).
Noun edit
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 edit
- office of ease; see also Thesaurus:bathroom
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary. "office, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2004.