"gong scourer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gong scourers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gong scourer (plural gong scourers)
  1. (obsolete) One who dug out and removed human excrement from privies and cesspits. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: gong farmer, gong-scourer Related terms: night soil man
    Sense id: en-gong_scourer-en-noun-fzSiO842 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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