cesspit

Example Sentences

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Last year, for example, archaeologists in London found 100 artifacts in a 15th-century cesspit.

From Washington Post

As word of the strange sign spread to Hebden Bridge, being branded a cesspit seemed to amuse rather than annoy.

From BBC

Mr Ross was also asked if he agreed with former minister Johnny Mercer who described the UK government as "a bit of a cesspit".

From BBC

As a result, excrement today is collected and stored in cesspits.

From New York Times

The museum had used it as a storeroom, but it proved to be a medieval cesspit with a long tunnel running beneath the city walls.

From Washington Times