/ kəˈməʊd; NAmE kəˈmoʊd/ noun
1.
a piece of furniture that looks like a chair but has a toilet under the seat
2.
a piece of furniture, especially an old or antique one, with drawers for storing things in
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent. (in sense 2): from French , literally convenient, suitable , from Latin commodus . Sense 1 dates from the early 19th cent.