pissdale
n.— «Men selected to follow Frost and Struan Ferguson formed lines at the heads and the lead-lined pissdales amidships to ease bowels and bladders before taking their places in the long boats.» —by J.E. Fender Our Lives, Our Fortunes Apr. 1, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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