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coal pit
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noun
a pit where coal is dug.
a place where charcoal is made.
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Origin of coal pit
before 1050; Middle English colpytte,Old English collpytt
Words nearby coal pit
coalitionism, coal measures, coal mine, coal miner's lung, coal oil, coal pit, Coalport, coal pot, Coalsack, coal scuttle, coal seam
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