cesspool
/ˈsɛsˌpuːl/
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, covered, great
VERB + CESSPOOL
fell
PREP.
into, into
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
noun
1
An underground pit where sewage is held.
2
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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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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He fell into the cesspool and got covered from head to toe.
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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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Back then, our grandparents had a cesspool which they sometimes had to empty.
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