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sionnach commented on the word oliver's skull
a chamber pot.
This allusion to Oliver Cromwell, obviously from his detractors, was in slang use from the late 1600s to the late 1800s. The "skull" probably alludes to the name of Cromwell's party, the Roundheads.
A roundhead helmet:
A chamberpot:
October 20, 2008