Etymology

gongpit

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Today it means: The cesspit of a latrine or outhouse; a latrine or outhouse itself. Full definition →

Middle English gonge-put ← Old English gangpyt
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromgangpyt
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgonge-put
  3. English todaygongpit

From Middle English gonge-put, from Old English gangpyt, equivalent to gong (“latrine, outhouse”) + pit.

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