Archaeologists often use the term cesspit (or cess pit) to refer to a pit dug to receive human waste. The word "cess" is sometimes used by archaeologists to refer to the contents found in cesspits, despite this not being etymologically correct.
How do you spell cess pit?
noun. 1A pit for the disposal of liquid waste and sewage.
How do you use cesspit in a sentence?
Cesspit sentence example
- There is no municipal water-supply, and the main drain of the city discharges into the lower pool of Siloam, which has become an open cesspit . ...
- Maybe if enough good people write moderate letters to Google protesting, their plumbers will get out a wrench and fix this leaking cesspit .
