"gazunder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gazunders [plural]
Etymology: Because it "goes under" the bed. Correct - particularly colloquial in north of England - refers to pot for night soil which was kept under the bed, as toilets were outside (or even down the street). Head templates: {{en-noun}} gazunder (plural gazunders)
  1. (British) A chamber pot. Tags: British Synonyms: guzunder
    Sense id: en-gazunder-en-noun-5e-Hsi8J Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: gazunders [present, singular, third-person], gazundering [participle, present], gazundered [participle, past], gazundered [past]
Etymology: Blend of gazump + under Etymology templates: {{blend|en|gazump|under}} Blend of gazump + under Head templates: {{en-verb}} gazunder (third-person singular simple present gazunders, present participle gazundering, simple past and past participle gazundered)
  1. (British, colloquial) To reduce the offer price of a property after agreeing to a higher one (normally just before contracts are exchanged) Tags: British, colloquial Related terms: gazump
    Sense id: en-gazunder-en-verb-JyE6YydQ Categories (other): British English, English blends
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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