Definitions for cesspits

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cesspits cess·pit

Spelling: [ses-pit]

IPA: /ˈsɛsˌpɪt/

Cesspits is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 185 anagrams from letters in cesspits (ceipssst).

Definitions for cesspits

noun

1. a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
2. a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.

Origin of cesspits

First recorded in 1860-65; cess(pool) + pit¹

Examples for cesspits

Where a cesspit is unavoidable, perhaps the best and least offensive system for emptying it is the pneumatic system.

Various substitutes have been tried for the cesspit, which retain the principle of the hand removal of excreta.

There should be a ventilated trap placed on the pipe leading from the watercloset to the cesspit.

Various substitutes have been tried for the cesspit, which retain the principle of the hand removal of excreta.

There should be a ventilated trap placed on the pipe leading from the watercloset to the cesspit.

Where a cesspit is unavoidable, perhaps the best and least offensive system for emptying it is the pneumatic system.