Meaning of CESSPOOL
| Pronunciation: | | 'ses`pool
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| | Definition: | | [n] a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it |
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| | Synonyms: | | cesspit, sink, sump |
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| | See Also: | | cistern | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cess"pool`\ (-p[=oo]l`), n. [See {Sesspol}.]
A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to
collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any
receptacle of filth. [Written also {sesspool}.]
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| | Related Terms: | | bog, cesspit, cloaca, cloaca maxima, den, drain, dump, garbage dump, marsh, mire, pandemonium, quagmire, septic tank, sewer, sink, Sodom, sty, sump, swamp |
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