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noun
a pit where salt is obtained.
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Origin of salt pit
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Words nearby salt pit
Salton Sea, salt out, salt pan, saltpeter, saltpetre, salt pit, salt pork, salt-rising bread, Salt River, salts, salt shake
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How to use salt pit in a sentence
So what of the photograph of what the Senate report described as a “well-used waterboard” with buckets around it, at the Salt Pit?
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