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Gong farmer — A gong farmer or gongfermor was the term used in Tudor Britain for a person who removed human excrement from privies and cesspits. [ [http://www.discoverychannel.co.uk/history/worst jobs/tudor stuart/index.shtml Discovery Channel] article The… … Wikipedia
Gong — Gong, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See {Gang}.] A privy or jakes. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gong man — Gong Gong, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See {Gang}.] A privy or jakes. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gong (disambiguation) — A gong is a percussive musical instrument, or a warning bell.Gong may also refer to: * Gong (band), progressive psychedelic rock band (1967 to date) * Gong (title), title of Chinese nobility during the Zhou Dynasty * Gong , song on the album Takk … Wikipedia
Kerbside collection — (UK) or curbside recycling (elsewhere) is a service provided to households, typically in urban and suburban areas, of removing household waste. It is usually accomplished by personnel using purpose built vehicles to pick up household waste in… … Wikipedia
Night soil — 18th century London nightman s calling card Night soil is a euphemism for human excrement collected at night from cesspools, privies, etc. and sometimes used as a fertilizer.[1] Night soil is produced as a result of a waste management system in… … Wikipedia
Curbside collection — Kerbside collection in Canberra, Australia Curbside collection, or kerbside collection is a service provided to households, typically in urban and suburban areas, of removing household waste. It is usually accomplished by personnel using purpose… … Wikipedia
Cesspit — Cesspool redirects here. For the G.I. Joe character, see Cesspool (G.I. Joe). An empty, old cesspool in Slovakia … Wikipedia
The Worst Jobs in History — is a television series hosted by Tony Robinson on Channel 4. The second series was shown in March 2006 on History Television in Canada, then in April 2006 on Channel 4 in the UK. The first season is also shown with some regularity on History… … Wikipedia
Cesspool emptier — Vacuum waste collection vehicle. Waste suction apparatus from R98 (a municipal cleansing company in Copenhagen in Denmark). The tube on the top is connected to a connecting piece kept under the pavement, and the waste is sucked out from a tank… … Wikipedia
