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cess·pit
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/
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noun
a
pit
for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
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Origin:
1860–65;
cess(pool)
+
pit
1
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cesspool
or
cesspit
(ˈsɛsˌpuːl, ˈsɛsˌpɪt)
—
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
pool
1
) from earlier
cesperalle,
from Old French
souspirail
vent, air, from
soupirer
to sigh; see
suspire
]
cesspit
or
cesspit
—
n
[C17: changed (through influence of
pool
1
) from earlier
cesperalle,
from Old French
souspirail
vent, air, from
soupirer
to sigh; see
suspire
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
cesspit
1864, from cess (see
cesspool
) +
pit
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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