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definition of blackwater
noun
(also black water)
another word for sewage; blackwater cannot be recycled in the home, unlike greywater
Submitted from United Kingdom on 14/11/2011 15:52:00
Definition of blackwater from the Open Dictionary – a public resource hosted by Macmillan English Dictionary Online
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