noun🔗ShareNachttopf, TöpfchenA container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet."Before indoor plumbing, people used a chamberpot at night instead of going outside to an outhouse. "Vor der sanitären Installation benutzten die Leute nachts einen Nachttopf, anstatt nach draußen zu einem Toilettenhäuschen zu gehen.utensilhistoryarchitecturebuildingitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading