looking glass

looking glass
   obsolete Irish
   a pot for urine
   I draw your attention to the obvious joke involving the traveller who wished to adjust his tie, and the waitress, in EDD vol. iii, p. 635.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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