coal pit
noun
a pit where coal is dug.
a place where charcoal is made.
Origin of coal pit
1before 1050; Middle English colpytte,Old English collpytt
Words Nearby coal pit
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How to use coal pit in a sentence
This town has somewhat the color of a coal-pit, or of a black-smith's shop.
We record this month a signal act of heroism which took place a few years ago in a coal-pit near Dalkeith.
The Quiver, 2/1900 | VariousCould fresh air not be forced down by the power of the steam-engine, which is at every coal-pit?
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis | Archibald MakellarThe air of the coal-pit is so charged with carbon as to prevent the collier from distinguishing his neighbour when at work.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis | Archibald MakellarWe might as well look for the moon in a coal-pit, as for stays or white linen in the City of Mud.
An History of Birmingham (1783) | William Hutton
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