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barrow pit

noun

, Western U.S.
  1. a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of barrow pit1

Apparently in reference to the mound of earth dug from the pit ( barrow 2 ); variants with bar perhaps from regional pronunciation of barrow

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