night soil man
night soil man noun: a man 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.
Noun
night soil man (plural night soil men)
- A man 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.
- Near-synonyms: nightsoiler, shit-carter
- 1935. Mulk Raj Anand. Untouchable.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=untouchable+by+mulk+raj+anand
- Synonyms:
- nightman, nightsoiler, shit-carter
Synonyms of night soil man
Forms of night soil man
| plural | night soil men |
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Questions about night soil man
- What does night soil man mean?
- Night soil man means a man 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.
- What part of speech is night soil man?
- Night soil man is a noun.
- What is the plural of night soil man?
- The plural of night soil man is night soil men.
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