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manual scavenging

manual scavenging noun: the work of cleaning out pit latrines.

Noun

manual scavenging (uncountable)

  1. (India) The work of cleaning out pit latrines.

Questions about manual scavenging

What does manual scavenging mean?
Manual scavenging means the work of cleaning out pit latrines.
What part of speech is manual scavenging?
Manual scavenging is a noun.

Words near manual scavenging in the dictionary

  1. manual labourer
  2. manual labourers
  3. manual labours
  4. manual of style
  5. manual reversion
  6. manual scavenging
  7. manual sex
  8. manual transmission
  9. manual transmissions
  10. manual work
  11. manualette

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