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Definition of "cesspit" [cesspit]

  • A pit for refuse or sewage. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cesspit" in a sentence
  • "It may be Shakespeare's cesspit, but then again, that which we call a cesspit by any other name would smell as bad."
  • "British winners of the prestigious Nobel Prize, including Indian-origin biologist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and political activist Wole Soyinka has described England as a "cesspit" and breeding ground for fundamentalist Muslims."
  • "'Spanish practices' at the heart of worst national postal strike for two years Afghanistan: Gordon Brown criticised after the death of eight soldiers Gordon Brown presiding over a 'cesspit' at Downing Street, claims Nadine Dorries"