barrow pit
nounWestern U.S.
a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
Origin of barrow pit
1Apparently in reference to the mound of earth dug from the pit (see barrow2); variants with bar perhaps from regional pronunciation of barrow
- Also called bar pit, bar ditch.
Words Nearby barrow pit
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