See Also: spet(1)(dictionary)
spet(2)(dictionary)
dunny(1)(dictionary)
dunny(2)(dictionary)
dunny(dictionary)

spet(1) (iou) and dunny (iou)


spet(1) (iou)



spet noun. Long obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[from SPET verb.]
An act of spitting; spit, spittle.

dunny (iou)



dunny noun. In sense 1 also danna. E19.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from DUNG noun. May be earlier in DUNNIKEN, of which sense 3 is an abbreviation.]
Dung, faeces. Usu. attrib. slang. E19.
An underground passage or cellar, esp. in a tenement. Scot. E20.
An earth-closet; a lavatory, esp. an outdoor one. slang (chiefly Austral. & NZ). M20.