Collyer
n.— «A veteran firefighter called the job a “Collyer mansion”—packed and crowded with junk and debris like the old upper Fifth Avenue spread.» —“Burning Down the Squat” by Matthew Fleischer Village Voice Jan. 31, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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