OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34286

cesspool

/ˈsɛsˌpuːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
pozo ciego • pozo negro
An underground pit where sewage is held.
cloaca
A filthy place.
Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.
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