barrow pit
noun Western U.S.
a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
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Also called bar pit, bar ditch.
Origin of barrow pit
apparently in reference to the mound of earth dug from the pit (see barrow2); variants with bar perhaps from regional pronunciation of barrow
Words nearby barrow pit
barron, barroom, barros, barrow, barrow boy, barrow pit, barrow point, barrow's goldeneye, barrow-boy, barrow-in-furness, barry
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