cesspool
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noun
1.
a cistern, well, or pit for retaining the sediment of a drain or for receiving the sewage from a house.
2.
any filthy receptacle or place.
3.
any place of moral filth or immorality: a cesspool of iniquity.
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cesspool or cesspit (ˈsɛsˌpuːl, ˈsɛsˌpɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | sink, Also called: sump a covered cistern, etc, for collecting and storing sewage or waste water |
| 2. | a filthy or corrupt place: a cesspool of iniquity |
| [C17: changed (through influence of | |
| cesspit or cesspit | |
| —n | |
| [C17: changed (through influence of | |
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Cesspool
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
cesspool
1671, the first element perhaps an alteration of cistern (q.v.); or the whole may be an alteration of suspiral (c.1400), "drainpipe," from O.Fr. souspirail "a vent, air hole," from souspirer "breathe," from L. suspirare "breathe deep." Meaning extended to "tank at the end of the pipe," which led to folk
etymology change in final syllable. Other possible etymologies: It. cesso "privy," from L. secessus "place of retirement" (in L.L. "privy, drain"); dial. suspool, from suss, soss "puddle;" or cess "a bog on the banks of a tidal river."
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Example sentences
Any cesspool used at one of these facilities must be closed.
In older homes, a septic system may be a pipe leading from the house to a cesspool.
Objects were unearthed from backyards, fished out of a cesspool, recovered in pre-dawn raids.
Almost all other homes have used a septic tank or a cesspool.
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