necessary vault

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What does necessary vault mean?

An outhouse: an outbuilding used for the "necessary" business of urination and defecation.

Where does necessary vault come from?

Likely formed under influence from necessarium (“monastic latrine, outhouse, or lavatory”) and necessary (“outhouse; lavatory”).

How to pronounce necessary vault

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