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- noun archaic, euphemistic Alternative spelling of
night soil .
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Examples
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They stood up for their right not to pay for either John the Murder-Rapist's drawing and quartering or his gaol, or for the costs of instituting a unified disposal system for night-soil, or to lay new roads that they couldn't be absolutely certain they would use.
Jilly Gagnon: A TEA Party Thanksgiving Jilly Gagnon 2010
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A wooden gate, painted an optimistic yellow, opened from the yard to a night-soil lane.
Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010
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A wooden gate, painted an optimistic yellow, opened from the yard to a night-soil lane.
Let The Dead Lie Malla Nunn 2010
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She lay curled up on her side in the busiest and foulest corner of the dormitory, near the long bench with holes where we relieved ourselves all in a row, sitting over hidden night-soil jars.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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She lay curled up on her side in the busiest and foulest corner of the dormitory, near the long bench with holes where we relieved ourselves all in a row, sitting over hidden night-soil jars.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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She lay curled up on her side in the busiest and foulest corner of the dormitory, near the long bench with holes where we relieved ourselves all in a row, sitting over hidden night-soil jars.
Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009
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They are now talking about getting rid of the sewage system and going back to night-soil collection, with a side blog discussing the morality of toilet paper.
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As they walked into the stable yard an altercation could be heard between the butler and the night-soil carter, who had only just arrived to remove the contents of the septic vault.
The Scandal of the Season Sophie Gee 2007
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I couldn't see the night-soil bucket, but knew there was one; the thick, acrid tang of it stung my nose, and I automatically began breathing through my mouth as the sheriff pushed me into the room.
A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005
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A policeman shouted, but Harry easily outstripped him, racing through a narrow alley and around the reek of a night-soil wagon.
December 6 Smith, Martin Cruz 2002
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