snakepit

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snakepit noun

A pit filled with snakes.
Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.

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ash pit pipesnake cess-pit hornet's nest hell hole moshpit rattle snake trapnest hellhole nightsnake fire pit hell-hole saw pit tar pit wheel pit saw-pit

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