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Cesspools

Scope note

Covered pits into which raw sewage is discharged, the liquid portion seeping or leaching into the surrounding porous soil, and the solids being retained in the pit to undergo partial decomposition before removal. STEIN

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300052556

Term used for

cesspits

Equivalent Terms used

cesspool

Created

13yrs ago

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