sewage

Etymology

From sewer (“system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage”) + -age or from sew (“to drain or draw off water”) + -age.

noun

  1. A suspension of water and solid waste, transported by sewers to be disposed of or processed.
  2. (obsolete) sewerage.

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