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   Sump

   /səmp/

   

   noun

   • 1. a pit or hollow in which liquid collects, especially one in the floor of a mine or basement.
   • ▪ a cesspool.
   • 2. the base of an internal combustion engine, which serves as a reservoir of oil for the lubrication system.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘marsh’): from Middle Dutch or Low German sump, or (in the mining sense) from German Sumpf; related to swamp.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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