CESSPOOL

cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump

(noun) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cesspool (plural cesspools)

An underground pit where sewage is held.

(by extension) A filthy place.

Synonyms

• septic tank

• cesspit

• gongpit

Source: Wiktionary


Cess"pool`, n. Etym: [See Sesspol.]

Definition: A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any receptace of filth. [Written also sesspool.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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