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Definition of cesspool noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cesspool

noun

NAmE//ˈsɛspul//

(also cesspit

NAmE//ˈsɛspɪt//

)

1a covered hole or container in the ground for collecting waste from a building, especially from the toilets

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2a place where dishonest or immoral people gather a cesspool of corruption

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