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septic tank

The correct spelling is septic tank.

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noun

Say it like: Sep-tic- ta-nk

The correct spelling is septic tank. A small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.A small-scale watertight treatment system for domestic sewage in which the flow is slowed to allow sedimentation and sludge digestion by bacteria to take place.
  2. 2.(Australian rhyming slang) Yank (American person).

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