This in the context of refering to a toilet facility. It sounds like it should have a simple answer, but no one has been able to answer this question.
2006-12-06 00:25:32 · 8 answers · asked by Lilly 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Water Closet
People started to have flush toilets in England about 1780 or 1790 and then they became more and more popular. The old houses didnt have any bathrooms, so if you are going to put the toilet somewhere, where can you put it? In the closet! So lots of closets got converted into WC's
At the science museum in London they have a big exhibit about this. It seems like a kind of funny thing to put in a museum, but hey, would you like to live without WCs????
2006-12-06 00:36:55 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In construction and on a lot of blueprints, WC or W/C stands for water closet--more commonly known as a head or toilet. It particularly refers to a toilet that has it's own room and door--in other words, it is divided from the rest of the bathroom by walls and a door that closes for privacy. This room usually has its own light switch and light, exhaust fan, and may also contain a bidet.
I believe the other writer is correct about flush toilets in England and how they were put into closets as an origin for the term. People used chamber pots before that. However, did you know that a version of flush toilets were found in the ruins on Malta and date back to pre-Classical Greece?
Wow, everything you wanted to know about #2! What have I been reading? LOL
2006-12-06 00:42:10 · answer #2 · answered by MMM 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Water Closet.
2006-12-06 04:37:41 · answer #3 · answered by alis volat propriis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WC stands for water closet. It is a British term which dates from 1755, but is used as a term for restroom all over Europe.
2006-12-06 00:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by True Blue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It stands for Water Closet which is toilet
2006-12-06 00:29:40 · answer #5 · answered by !*Bu8Bu8a*! 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
water closet
2006-12-06 01:02:50 · answer #6 · answered by baylor88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means water closet, probably from victorian times.
2006-12-06 00:31:57 · answer #7 · answered by Psychodelic Chicken 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WATER CLOSET
2006-12-06 00:54:03 · answer #8 · answered by - 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋