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Lats

//lɑts// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of lat: staves; pillars. form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Latrines: rudimentary or military facilities for urination and defecation. UK, plural, plural-normally, slang

    "At Salisbury Plain and Camberley in 1909/10 I learnt a number of camping expressions like... lats (latrines)."

  3. 3
    plural of lat: the former currency or money of Latvia. form-of, plural
  4. 4
    Alternative form of lat. alt-of, alternative, historical
  5. 5
    The latissimus dorsi muscles. plural, plural-normally, slang
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  1. 6
    plural of lat: latitude. form-of, plural
  2. 7
    plural of LAT form-of, plural
  3. 8
    Initialism of Long-acting thyroid stimulator. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  4. 9
    the basic unit of money in Latvia wordnet
  5. 10
    Initialism of Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

From lat (“staff; pillar”) + -s.

Etymology 2

Clipping of latrine (q.v.) + -s.

Etymology 3

From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).

Etymology 4

From Latvian lats, from Latvija (“Latvia”).

Etymology 5

Clipping of latissimus + -s.

Etymology 6

Clipping of latitude + -s.

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