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1. (n.) cesspool
a reservoir for the sediment of a drain or for receiving the sewage from a house.
2. cesspool
a place of filth or immorality.
Etymology: (1900–05; < Sp: lit., basket < L cistachest)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cesspool
a cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptacle of filth
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