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  2. Tabo (hygiene) - Wikipedia

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    The timba (pail) and the tabo (dipper) are two essentials in Philippine bathrooms and bathing areas.. The tabò (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈtaːbɔʔ]) is the traditional hygiene tool primarily for cleansing, bathing, and cleaning the floor of the bathroom in the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Brunei.

  3. Toilet - Wikipedia

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    [40] [41] The acoustic properties of communicating through the toilet bowl, known as toilet talk, potty talk, [42] toilet telephone [43] is influenced by flush patterns and bowl water volumes. [42] Prisoners may also send binary signals by ringing the sewage or water pipes. [44] Toilet talk enables communication for those in solitary ...

  4. Chamber pot - Wikipedia

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    It might be stored in a cabinet with doors to hide it; this sort of nightstand was known as a commode, hence the latter word came to mean "toilet" as well. For homes without these items of furniture, the chamber pot was stored under the bed. The modern commode toilet and bedpan, used by bedbound or disabled persons, are variants of the chamber pot.

  5. A Philippines restroom that has to be seen to be believed - AOL

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    And I can't capture the smell, but it's super menthol in here. This toilet is better than my room. It's better than my entire apartment, actually. If you don't believe me, there's a toilet right here.

  6. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.

  7. Bureau of Customs - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Customs (abbreviated BoC or BOC; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Adwana) is a Filipino government agency that is responsible for the collecting of customs duties, excise duties, and other indirect taxes in the Philippines.

  8. Squat toilet - Wikipedia

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    There are several types of squat toilets, but they all consist essentially of a toilet pan or bowl at floor level. Such a toilet pan is also called a "squatting pan". A squat toilet may use a water seal and therefore be a flush toilet, or it can be without a water seal and therefore be a dry toilet. The term "squat" refers only to the expected ...

  9. Sani Flush - Wikipedia

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    Sani-Flush was an American brand of crystal toilet bowl cleaner formerly produced by Reckitt Benckiser.Its main ingredient was sodium bisulfate; it also contained sodium carbonate as well as sodium lauryl sulfate, talc, sodium chloride, fragrance and dye.