/ses"poohl'/ , n.
1. a cistern, well, or pit for retaining the sediment of a drain or for receiving the sewage from a house.
2. any filthy receptacle or place.
3. any place of moral filth or immorality: a cesspool of iniquity.
[ 1575-85; cess ( cesso privy recessus RECESS, place of retirement) + POOL 1 ]