waste disposal unit

British

noun

an electrically operated fitment in the plughole of a kitchen sink that breaks up food refuse so that it goes down the waste pipe

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Energy Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has joined in a groundbreaking ceremony for a liquid waste disposal unit at the Savannah River Site.

From Seattle Times

The groundbreaking for the second 32 million-gallon liquid waste disposal unit took place on Thursday.

From Seattle Times

"They want me to set up a waste disposal unit, but I don't have the money needed for it."

From BBC

An Omaha hazardous waste disposal unit responded to the scene shortly after 1:15 p.m.

From Washington Times

OK, so as hideously outdated farce goes it's a lot funnier than the current dead-on-its-feet cinema release Run for Your Wife, but then so is cutting your thumb off in the waste disposal unit.

From The Guardian

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