kocay

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English cokei (stream; drain, gutter).[1]

Noun

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kocay (plural kocays)

  1. (obsolete and rare) A place used for urination and defecation: a latrine; an outhouse; a lavatory.

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References

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  1. ^ "cokei (n.)" in the Electronic Middle English Dictionary, Ann Arbor: University of Michigan.
  • "† kocay, n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1901), Oxford: Oxford University Press.