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[ noun ] a room equipped with toilet facilities

Used in print

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

She 'd found one and she had n't said a word while Big_Hans and I had hunted and hunted as we always did all winter , every winter since the spring that Hans had come and I had looked in the privy and found the first one .

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[ noun ] a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

Used in print

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

Behind were privies , for there was no sewage_system .

Related terms

outbuilding

3
[ adjective ] hidden from general view or use

Synonyms

secluded secret

Examples

"a privy place to rest and think" "a secluded romantic spot" "a secret garden"

Related terms

private

4
[ adjective ] (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known

Examples

"privy to the details of the conspiracy"

Related terms

informed

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