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gongpit

gongpit noun: the cesspit of a latrine or outhouse; a latrine or outhouse itself.

Noun

gongpit (plural gongpits)

  1. (obsolete) The cesspit of a latrine or outhouse; a latrine or outhouse itself.
    • On þære nyðemestan fleringe wæs heora gangpyt & heora myxen.c. 1000, Aelfric, Interrogationes Sigewulfi
    • In to a gonge-put fer wiþ-Inne þe child adoun þer-Inne he þrong.a. 1400, the Vernon Manuscript, Ch. xxix, p. 48
    Synonyms:
    cesspit, bathroom

Synonyms of gongpit

Forms of gongpit

pluralgongpits
alternative formgong-pit

Origin of gongpit

From Middle English gonge-put, from Old English gangpyt, equivalent to gong (“latrine, outhouse”) + pit.

Questions about gongpit

What does gongpit mean?
Gongpit means the cesspit of a latrine or outhouse; a latrine or outhouse itself.
What part of speech is gongpit?
Gongpit is a noun.
What is the plural of gongpit?
The plural of gongpit is gongpits.

Words near gongpit in the dictionary

  1. Gongorisms
  2. Gongorist
  3. Gongoristic
  4. Gongorists
  5. GONGOs
  6. gongpit
  7. gongpits
  8. Gongqingcheng
  9. gongs
  10. gongster
  11. gongsters

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