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cleanout

[ kleen-out ]

noun

  1. an act of cleaning out.
  2. an opening or passage giving access to a place that requires occasional cleaning, as a soil pipe.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanout1

1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase clean out
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Example Sentences

Traps should be provided with cleanout screw openings, caps, etc., to facilitate cleaning.

Pockets should be only deep enough to permit installing a cast-iron cleanout frame and door just below the smoke pipe entrance.

The ash pit should be of perfectly tight masonry and provided with a tightly fitting cleanout door.

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