barrow pit

noun Western U.S.

a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.

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Nearby words

barron, barroom, barros, barrow, barrow boy, barrow pit, barrow point, barrow's goldeneye, barrow-boy, barrow-in-furness, barry

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

Also called bar pit, bar ditch.

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