n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ pül
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps by folk etymology from Middle English suspiral vent, tap on a main pipe, settling pool, from Anglo-French suspirale vent, from suspirer to sigh, exhale, from Latin suspirare, literally, to draw a longitude breath ― more at SUSPIRE
Date: 1782
1 : an underground reservoir for liquid waste (as household sewage)
2 : a filthy, evil, or corrupt place or state <a cesspool of corruption and power>