cesspool

Meaning

  1. An underground pit where sewage is held.
  2. A filthy place.

Synonyms

pervious cesspool

tank for holding excreta

manure sink

lavatory with septic tanks

sanitary provisions

leaching cesspool

manure pit

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛsˌpuːl/
Etymology

From earlier sesspool. Origin uncertain. Perhaps from Italian cesso (“privy, toilet”) + English pool. Alternatively, an alteration of English dialectal suspool, from suss, soss (“puddle; mire”) + pool. Another possible derivation is from a folk etymology (influence from pool) from earlier cesperalle, alteration of Middle English suspiral, from Middle French souspirail (“air hole”), from soupirer, souspirer (“to sigh, breathe”), from Latin suspirare.

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