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cesspit Definition

cess·pit (sespit′)

noun

a pit for garbage, excrement, etc.

Etymology: < cess(pool) + pit

cesspit Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • empty: Just as important are the people who empty the cesspits, the street sweepers, refuse collectors and those who staff the car parks.
  • leak: Maybe if enough good people write moderate letters to Google protesting, their plumbers will get out a wrench and fix this leaking cesspit.

Adjective modifier

  • open: It was an open cesspit in a hut out the back.
  • possible: The possible cesspit was not examined, bearing in mind the possibility of the presence of hypodermics needles.
  • own: Unless you have your own cesspit or septic tanks your private sewer will eventually connect to a public sewer.
  • nearby: Snow was now certain that the well had been contaminated with infected sewage - either from the sewer or the many nearby cesspits.

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