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urinal (c.1170)

urinal (c.1170)

orinal;  urinale  
  FEW:  urina 14,62 Gdf: GdfC:  urinal 10,824a TL: orinail 6,1279 DEAF:  urine (urinal)  DMF:  urinal 1  TLF:  urinal  OED:  urinal n.  MED:  urinal n.  DMLBS:  urinalis 3564c

s.

domesticimplement chamber pot, receptacle in which to urinate
( 1396-1404 ) Item, un urinale d’argent, pois’ de Troye .ix. unc’ et le pois a .xv. d., dont la somme, .xxiiij. s.  Inventory Rich II 190.R501
med.implementreceptacle to hold urine for medical examination
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  s'entremet uns mires principal, Mes n'i veit pas santé par [le] sun orinal  Horn 3552
( s.xiii2/4; MS: c.1245 )  Urine a femme pure e clere, si al urinal lust cum argent e cele femme suvent vomist e si n'ad nul talent de manger, signefie la femme estre enceinte  Pop Med 109.6
( s.xiv2; MS: s.xiv2 )  Urine ad feme que est pesante e de la colour de plum signefie la marice estre purrie si ele est en la urinal puante  A-N Med ii 264
( MS: s.xv )  Urine de femme ou de homme qe ad le fevre aguwe qe ad noire apostasim, ceo est un noire collecte en le urinale, signefie la mort  Five Med MSS 118.E8

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See also:

urine  uriner 
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