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gong scourers

gong scourers is the plural of gong scourer.

Meaning of gong scourer

Noun

gong scourer (plural gong scourers)

  1. (obsolete) One who dug out and removed human excrement from privies and cesspits.
    • As you can imagine, the stench was unbearable and many gong scourers died from suffocation. When tobacco became available, many gong scourers adopted smoking, just to keep away the fumes.2011, Mark Leigh, The Loo Companion: Are You Sitting Comfortably?, Michael O'Mara Books
    Synonyms:
    gong farmer

Questions about gong scourers

What is gong scourers the plural of?
Gong scourers is the plural of gong scourer.

Words near gong scourers in the dictionary

  1. gong bath
  2. gong farmer
  3. gong farmers
  4. Gong Gong
  5. gong scourer
  6. gong scourers
  7. gong show
  8. gong shows
  9. Gong Xi Fa Cai
  10. Gong'an
  11. gong-fermer

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