"pissing post" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pissing posts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pissing post (plural pissing posts)
  1. (now historical) A cylinder-shaped public urinal, formerly used as a site for posting public notices. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-pissing_post-en-noun-ej2vKIsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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