thundermug

English

Etymology

thunder +‎ mug

Pronunciation

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Noun

thundermug (plural thundermugs)

1. (dated, slang) chamber pot
   • 1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press, published 2001, page 80:

     "The dining-room ceiling was hand-painted and the staircase gigantic, yet the royal family used porcelain washbowls and old-fashioned thundermugs".

   • 2003, Mercedes Lackey/James Mallory, The Outstretched Shadow:

     "No more midnight treks to the outhouse. No more close-stools or thundermugs a feature of even the most exalted houses in Armethalieh."

See also

• close-stool
• chamber pot
• jakes