cesspit
pronunciation
How to pronounce cesspit in British English:
UK [ˈsespɪt]
How to pronounce cesspit in American English:
US [ˈsɛsˌpɪt]
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- Noun:
- a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Word Origin
- cesspit (n.)
- 1864, from cess (see cesspool) + pit (n.).
Example
- 1. Ten tons of the stuff has been excavated from a cesspit beneath the ancient town of herculaneum , near naples .
- 2. He added that he only learned that libor was a ' cesspit ' when the investigations that led to barclays 's settlement turned up emails documenting the attempted manipulation .