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night soil men

night soil men is the plural of night soil man.

Meaning of night soil man

Noun

night soil man (plural night soil men)

  1. (dated) 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

Questions about night soil men

What is night soil men the plural of?
Night soil men is the plural of night soil man.

Words near night soil men in the dictionary

  1. night sky
  2. night snake
  3. night snakes
  4. night soil
  5. night soil man
  6. night soil men
  7. night spot
  8. night spots
  9. night stand
  10. night stands
  11. night start

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