coalpit
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English colpit, from Old English colpytt. Equivalent to coal + pit.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
coalpit (plural coalpits)
- A pit where coal is extracted.
- (US) A place where charcoal is made.
- 1884, Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, Report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario:
- They may spring from a neglected campfire, kindled for cooking or warming, or from a coalpit where charcoal is being made
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References[edit]
- “coalpit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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