cesspit
[ ses-pit ]
/ ˈsɛsˌpɪt /
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noun
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
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Origin of cesspit
First recorded in 1860–65; cess(pool) + pit1
Words nearby cesspit
cessative, cesser, cession, cessionary, cesspipe, cesspit, cesspool, cesta, c'est-à-dire, Cestan-Chenais syndrome, c'est autre chose
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Example sentences from the Web for cesspit
Archaeogeneticist Susanna Sabin and her colleagues found DNA from human gut-dwelling microbes in samples from a 600-year-old household cesspit in Jerusalem and a 700-year-old public toilet in Riga, Latvia.
Archaeologists delved into medieval cesspits to study old gut microbiomes|Kiona N. Smith|October 6, 2020|Ars TechnicaVarious substitutes have been tried for the cesspit, which retain the principle of the hand removal of excreta.
There should be a ventilated trap placed on the pipe leading from the watercloset to the cesspit.
Where a cesspit is unavoidable, perhaps the best and least offensive system for emptying it is the pneumatic system.