Nearby words
cessative, cesser, cession, cessionary, cesspipe, cesspit, cesspool, cesta, cestan-chenais syndrome, cesti, cestoda
Origin of cesspit
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Examples from the Web for cesspit
Various substitutes have been tried for the cesspit, which retain the principle of the hand removal of excreta.
Where a cesspit is unavoidable, perhaps the best and least offensive system for emptying it is the pneumatic system.
There should be a ventilated trap placed on the pipe leading from the watercloset to the cesspit.