cesspit

Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.

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cesspit (plural cesspits)

1. A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
2. (by extension, figurative) A place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.

   Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.

• cesspool
• gongpit

• septic tank

• midden

• Septics, septics, specist