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night soil man en · NOUN
Meanings
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(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.
1935. Mulk Raj Anand. Untouchable.http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=untouchable+by+mulk+raj+anand
Near-synonyms: nightsoiler, shit-carter
1967. T. Wignesan. Night Soil Man. 1967 & 2007. (eBook)
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Synonyms
nightman · shit-carter · nightsoiler