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Gardyloo!
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A warning cry shouted in the streets of 18 th century England by someone about to empty the contents of a chamber pot out the window. This word may be at the origin of the current loo ; it is a derivation of the French phrase: gare à l'eau (watch out for the water).
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Garden
garden gates
garden hedge
garden house
garden implements
garden of Eden
garden of love
garden of pleasure
Garden State
garden tool mama
gardener
garderobe
gardnerella
Gardnerella vaginalis
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