Meaning of motorman's friend | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A device strapped to a person's leg to enable urination without the use of a restroom.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see motorman, friend.

Examples

“Older trolley drivers also developed urinary problems and some had to resort to “the motorman's friend," a urine collection tube and bottle that was strapped to the leg.”

“The system used for urination was a version of the time-honored 'motorman's friend', so called because the hose-and-bag unit was worn by the streetcar motorman, whose job gave him little opportunity for a rest stop.”

“In past filibusters, senators had relied upon “the motorman's friend” (a long tube attached to the waist and running down the inside of a pants leg) when they had to empty their bladder but could not leave the floor.”

“When necessary I relieved myself in a version of the old “motorman's friend,” proving once again that there is no dignity in television.”

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