English Dictionary

petty

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɛti/

名詞

方言 婉語 くだけた表現 歴史的 未分類 比喩的用法 複数形 廃用

(dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy. / (historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.

日本語の意味

（方言・婉曲・俗語）便所として使われる別棟の小屋、つまり小便小屋または簡易トイレ。 / （歴史的）少年（男子生徒）向けの学校、またはそのクラス

After the septic system failed, everyone reverted to using the petty at the edge of the yard.

下水設備が故障してから、みんな庭の端にある外トイレを使うようになった。

意味（1）

(dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.

If these houses had been built by his Lordship every one would have had his petty, at all events dividing the odour & also having a chance that some of the occupiers would clean out—but a common occupation is nobody's business, unless the owner of all the buildings takes it in hand.

意味（2）

(historical) A class or school for young schoolboys.

(class):

意味（3）

(obsolete, chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A little schoolboy, either in grade or size.

[S]ome of them, which were the Petties and Punies of that ſchoole, whereof old Martin [Marprelate] was the maſter; though then he was but as ſome blinde and obſcure pariſh Clarke that taught in the Belfrie, not preſuming, as hee doth nowe, to preſſe into the Church, (that place in reſpect of the appurtenances being fitter for him) began but rawly with their little a, b, c.

petties （ plural ）