a type of gable in vogue between the 17th and the 18th centuries in the Netherlands with a rectangular body (resembling a neck, hence the name) in place of the usual triangular shape found with a regular gable

plural of night-soil

(archaic, euphemistic) Alternative spelling of night soil

(idiomatic) This may be surprising, but it's true.

plural of domain name service

(Stephanus pagination) A standard reference number for a section of a given Platonic dialogue, referring to a page in the 1578 translation of Plato’s dialogues by Henricus Stephanus.

plural of call of nature

(euphemistic) The bodily urge to urinate or defecate.

Not belonging to, associated with or operated by a particular government.

Alternative spelling of whatnot