A pipe that carries waste or sewage, especially one that drains into a cesspool or septic system.
Compound of cess (from assess, relating to taxation or assessment, but also related to cesspool) and pipe. The term emerged in the 19th century as indoor plumbing became common in homes.
Cesspipe is pure Victorian invention—before modern sewerage systems, every house with indoor plumbing needed these pipes to route waste somewhere, creating the sanitation infrastructure that made cities livable.
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