dunny man
(AU, colloquial, now, chiefly, historical) Someone employed to empty the cesspit from a basic toilet which is not attached to a plumbing system.
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(AU, colloquial, now, chiefly, historical) Someone employed to empty the cesspit from a basic toilet which is not attached to a plumbing system.
Luckily the dunny man was a model of probity. Never putting a foot wrong, he carried out his Sisyphean task in loyal silence.
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