chalkpit
/ (ˈtʃɔːkˌpɪt) /
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noun
a quarry for chalk
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Words nearby chalkpit
chalk and talk, chalkboard, chalkface, chalk line, chalk out, chalkpit, chalkrail, chalkstone, chalk stripe, chalk talk, chalk up
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How to use chalkpit in a sentence
One day Jim Crow discovered a chalkpit among the rocks at the north of the forest, just beyond the edge of trees.
Twinkle and Chubbins|L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThere were once four children who spent their summer holidays in a white house, happily situated between a sandpit and a chalkpit.
The Story of the Amulet|E. Nesbit