spend a penny

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Verb1.spend a penny - eliminate urinespend a penny - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug"
urinate - pass after the manner of urine; "The sick men urinated blood"
wet - make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"
stale - urinate, of cattle and horses
egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"
ca-ca, crap, defecate, take a crap, stool, make - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"
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Arriving at Whitby far too early we found a parking space easily so I was confused at the look of panic on her little face until I realised she was desperate to spend a penny.
This would do wonders for eradicating spam, but would everyday users be prepared to spend a penny for each email?
VISITORS to Rugby library were invited to spend a penny to celebrate 150 years of public libraries in England.
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