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stink trap

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noun

  1. another name for stench trap

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A watch-maker named Alexander Cummings patented in 1775 the water-closet, which had a stink trap u-bend behind which, after flushing, water resided and prevented the back-flow of noxious sewer gas.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.

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