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night soil man

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Examples

  • 1935. Mulk Raj Anand. Untouchable.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=untouchable+by+mulk+raj+anand
  • 1967. T. Wignesan. Night Soil Man. 1967 & 2007. (eBook)

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