cesspit
noun/ˈsespɪt/
/ˈsespɪt/
(also cesspool
/ˈsespuːl/
/ˈsespuːl/
)- a covered hole or container in the ground for collecting waste from a building, especially from the toilets
- a place where bad or dishonest people gather
- a cesspit of corruption
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from cess (the supposed base of cesspool) + pit ‘large hole in the ground’.
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