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What is a vomitorium?

What is a vomitorium? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds
  2. (see Usage notes) An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by ancient Romans to vomit during a feast so they could continue eating.
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But it's a cruel myth that they would troop off to the vomitorium afterwards.
At each of the extremities under the grand vomitorium was a gate, one called Sanivivaria and the other Mortualis.
Just stagger to the handy vomitorium and come back with appetite restored.
As for the Romans, they are famously known for their invention of the vomitorium which allowed them to indulge in excessive eating and relieve themselves by vomiting.
Those were the days before seatbelts in the back, and we used to bounce around so merrily that by the end of any long voyage our bench was a glorified vomitorium.
Look in here, this was the triclinium, where the rich would stuff themselves then go over there into the vomitorium and throw it all back up, ready for more.

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