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De Dunstanville's steam powered toilet!

Stargazey Posted: 02.11.2006, 15:01

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I am really interested to know the origins of the Aussie term for toilet, 'Dunnie'. It is certain that many Cornish convicts were shipped down under. Lord De Dunstanville and Basset of Tehidy had a steam powered loo invented and installed in his house by J Hornblower. I think this was around the early 1790's. Is it possible that some locals had knowledge of this and hence the term Dunnie was born? I know it's a silly little thing, but I've always wondered!
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Mike Posted: 02.11.2006, 16:29

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Bewdie if twer true, blue, but I don't think it is. Watch out for dunny budgies (blow flies) and dunny runners (people who skip to the loo to get out of their round of drinks) icon_biggrin
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Hen Posted: 03.11.2006, 03:45



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According to my e-steamed sources:

Quotedunny - A toilet.

The dunny was originally any outside toilet. In cities and towns the pan-type dunny was emptied by the dunny man, who came round regularly with his dunny cart. Dunny can now be used for any toilet.

The word comes from British dialect dunnekin meaning ‘dung-house’. First recorded 1933.

http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aewords/aewords_cg.php
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Stargazey Posted: 03.11.2006, 08:57

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Thanks Hen! I was spelling it the wrong way, which didn't help!

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lyskerrys Posted: 03.11.2006, 10:32



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Quotea steam powered loo invented and installed in his house by J Hornblower


Nominative determinism in action!
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