In these parts known as an Outhouse or Privy.
Charlie
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 4:07 PM, Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Toilet originally means a place where you tidy yourself up to face the
> day. Shitheap? Well, if that's where you choose to sqat... Dunny, from
> old English or Scots dialect 'dunnekin' has always and only ever a
> shitter - traditionally out the back of the house somewhere.
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> Andrew Fildes
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> On 08/12/2009, at 12:00 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
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> > I might agree with you about "Gents" since it is short for
> > "Gentleman's Conveniences". But what's "dunny" but just another
> > name for "shitheap" or "toilet"?
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