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((Short description|Portable toilet))
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[[File:Edo period chamber pot 2.jpg|thumb|Japanese chamber pot from the [[Edo period]]]]
[[File:Pispot, collectie Raakvlak, BR99-J-1B-87.jpg|thumb|Chamber pot in Westerwald ceramics, early 18th century. Archeological find from [[Bruges]].]] 
A '''chamber pot''' is a [[portable toilet]], meant for [[nocturnal]] use in the bedroom. It was common in many cultures before the advent of [[indoor plumbing]] and [[flushing toilet]]s.

==Names and etymology==
"Chamber" is an older term for bedroom. The chamber pot is also known as a '''((not a typo|Jordan))''',<ref>((cite OED2|jordan))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://findingshakespeare.co.uk/shakespeares-world-in-a-100-objects-number-1-a-jordan|title=Shakespeare's World in a 100 Objects: Number 1, a "jordan"|website=findingshakespeare.co.uk|date=13 December 2010 ))</ref> a '''jerry''', a '''guzunder''', a '''po''' (possibly from ((lang-fr|pot de chambre))), a '''potty pot''', a '''potty''', a '''thunder pot''' or a '''thunder mug'''. It was also known as a '''chamber utensil''' or '''bedroom ware'''.

==History==
Chamber pots were used in [[ancient Greece]] at least since the 6th century BC and were known under different names: ((lang|grc|ἀμίς)) (''amis''),<ref>((LSJ|a)mi/s&highlight((=)) chamber|ἀμίς|ref)).</ref> ((lang|grc|οὐράνη)) (''ouranē'')<ref>((LSJ|ou)ra/nh&highlight((=))chamber|οὐράνη|shortref)).</ref> and ((lang|grc|οὐρητρίς)) (''ourētris'',<ref>((LSJ|ou)rhtri/s&highlight((=))chamber|οὐρητρίς|shortref)).</ref> from ((lang|grc|οὖρον)) - ''ouron'', "urine"<ref>((LSJ|ou)((=))ron1|οὖρον|shortref)).</ref>), ((lang|grc|σκωραμίς)) / (''skōramis''), ((lang|grc|χερνίβιον)) (''chernibion'').<ref>((LSJ|xerni/bion&highlight((=))chamber|χερνίβιον|shortref)).</ref>

The introduction of indoor [[flush toilet]]s started to displace chamber pots in the 19th century, but they remained common until the mid-20th century.<ref>((Cite book|last=Dahl|first=Roald|title=Boy: Tales of Childhood|publisher=[[Penguin Group]]|year=1984|isbn=9780698161870|pages=80))</ref> The alternative to using the chamber pot was a trip to the [[outhouse]].

In China, the chamber pot (便壶 (biàn hú) was common. A wealthy [[Salt in Chinese history#The moral debate over salt and society|salt merchant in the city of Yangzhou]] became the symbol of conspicuous excess when he commissioned a chamber pot made of gold which was so tall that he had to climb a ladder to use it.<ref>Ping-Ti Ho, "The Salt Merchants of Yang-Chou: A Study of Commercial Capitalism in Eighteenth-Century China," ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies ''17.1/2  (1954):  130-168.</ref>

==Modern use==
[[File:Sturdy, durable, plastic potty of classic design.JPG|thumb|left|Plastic adult chamber pot]]
Chamber pots continue in use ((As of|2008|alt=today)) in areas lacking indoor plumbing.

In the Philippines, chamber pots are used as [[urinal]]s and are known as ''arinola'' in most [[Languages of the Philippines|Philippine languages]], such as [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]<ref>((Cite encyclopedia|title = arinúla|last = Wolff|first = John U. |encyclopedia = A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|year = 1972 |url = http://seapdatapapers.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=seap&cc=seap&idno=seap085a&node=seap085a%3A11&view=image&seq=80&size=200|page=56))</ref> and [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]].

In Korea, chamber pots are referred to as ''yogang'' (요강).  They were used by people who did not have indoor plumbing to avoid the cold elements during the winter months.

===Children's potties===
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[[File:Simple plastic potty.jpg|thumb|Simple plastic [[Potty chair|baby's potty]]]]
The term "potty" is used when discussing the [[toilet]] with small children, such as during [[potty training]].((Clarify|reason=By whom, where, when, etc|date=December 2019)) It is also usually used to refer to the small, toilet-shaped devices made especially for potty training, which are similar to chamber pots. These "potties" are generally a large plastic bowl with an ergonomically-designed back and front to protect against splashes. They may have a built-in handle or grasp at the back to allow easy emptying and a non-slip bottom to prevent the child from sliding while in use. Some are given bright colors, and others may feature gentle or unoffensive drawings or cartoon characters. In many cases they are used since it is difficult for children to maneuver themselves up onto the normal toilet; in addition the larger opening in the regular toilet is much too wide for a child to sit over comfortably and not fall in without some type of aid. Their size means they can be packed away in a bag for days out or when camping with young children, and can be placed near or under beds for sufferers of [[nocturia]] or some other form of incontinence.

==Shapes and related items==
A chamber pot might be disguised in a sort of chair (a [[close stool]]). It might be stored in a [[cabinet (furniture)|cabinet]] with doors to hide it; this sort of [[nightstand]] was known as a [[commode]], hence the latter word came to mean "toilet" as well. For homes without these items of furniture, the chamber pot was stored under the bed.

The modern [[commode chair|commode toilet]] and [[bedpan]], used by bedbound or disabled persons, are variants of the chamber pot.

==Cultural references==
"[[The Crabfish]]" is a 17th century folk song about what is most likely a [[common lobster]], stored in a chamber pot by an unwise fisherman. The moral of the song is that one should look into a chamberpot before using it.

[[Philippine mythology]] recounts that giving newlyweds a chamberpot assures them of prosperity.  [[President of the Philippines|President]] [[Elpidio Quirino]], as part of a [[smear campaign]] against him, was falsely rumoured to possess a golden ''arinola''.<ref>((cite news|last=Ocampo|first=Ambeth|title='Mambo Magsaysay' and Quirino's golden 'orinola|url=http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100309-257665/Mambo-Magsaysay-and-Quirinos-golden-orinola|access-date=26 September 2013|newspaper=Inquirer|date=9 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927085919/http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20100309-257665/Mambo-Magsaysay-and-Quirinos-golden-orinola|archive-date=2013-09-27|url-status=dead))</ref>

[[Thomas More]] in his satire ''[[Utopia (More book)|Utopia]]'' had chamberpots made out of gold.<!--book ii p55-->

==See also==
((commons category|Chamber pots))
*[[History of water supply and sanitation]]

==References==
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