cloaca

/kloʊˈeɪ.kə/

UK: /kləʊˈeɪ.kə/

KLOƱEꞮ · kə (2 syllables)

English Noun
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Definition

A sewer.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cloāca (“sewer”), related to cluō (“cleanse; purge”), but the derivation is uncertain.

Example Sentences

  • "The Thames, polluted with the filthy effusions of the cloacae."
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  • "[…] that tremendous cloaca of Pauperism […]"
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