pan men

A form of pan man — A person employed to empty the contents of the outside toilet (i.e. human excrement) at suburban houses (and similar). Rendered obsolete by the introduction of plumbed (i.e. piped) sewerage systems.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pan man
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pan men. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20men

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“pan men.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20men. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pan men,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pan%20men.

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