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(dated) A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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night soil man

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night soil man

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(dated) A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Japanese Meaning

18世紀と19世紀に、家庭の便器（すなわち夜土、排泄物の入った容器）の内容物を収集する職業の人

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夜明けに、くみ取り人は荷車をガラガラと引きながら狭い路地を回り、通りが人で溢れる前に家庭の便器の中身を回収した。

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(dated) A person whose occupation it was to collect the contents of chamber pots (faeces) in the morning from domestic households, principally in the 18th and 19th centuries.