pissoir
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thumb|, photographed 1865 thumb|A cast iron urinal in College Street, Glasgow, installed 1850–54, photographed in 1866 thumb|A later Paris pissoirs in cast iron, photographed A pissoir (also known in French as a ) is a French invention, common in Europe, that provides a urinal in public space with a lightweight structure. The availability of pissoirs aims to reduce urination onto buildings, sidewalks, or streets. They can be freestanding and without screening, with partial screening, or fully enclosed.
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thumb|, photographed 1865 thumb|A cast iron urinal in College Street, Glasgow, installed 1850–54, photographed in 1866 thumb|A later Paris pissoirs in cast iron, photographed A pissoir (also known in French as a ) is a French invention, common in Europe, that provides a urinal in public space with a lightweight structure. The availability of pissoirs aims to reduce urination onto buildings, sidewalks, or streets. They can be freestanding and without screening, with partial screening, or fully enclosed.
==Etymology== The name comes from Middle French, pisser, to urinate; itself from Old French pissier.
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