The Only Use of
privy
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
Uses with a meaning too rare to warrant foucs:
- The jail was Maycomb's only conversation piece: its detractors said it looked like a Victorian privy;
p. 171.0privy = outdoor toilet
Definitions:
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(1)
(privy as in: privy to her real identity) informed about something secret or not generally known
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, privy can refer to a hidden place, outhouse, or toilet.