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cess⋅pit

[ses-pit]
–noun
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.

Origin:
1860–65; cess(pool) + pit 1
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cess·pit   (sěs'pĭt')   
n.  A pit for refuse or sewage.

[cess(pool) + pit1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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