[alleged L. f. colluviēs, -um; but now considered to be an erroneous reading in Vitruvius.] ‘A channel or opening in an aqueduct for clearing away filth’ (Weale, Dict. Terms, 1849).
b. fig. [Cooper, Thesaur. has ‘Colluviarium, a sinke or gutter.’]
1824. J. Gilchrist, Etym. Interpr., 68. Instead of the Parliament being that colluviarium of corruption, [etc.].
