saw pit

or sawpit

noun

a place for pit sawing.

Origin of saw pit

First recorded in 1375–1425, saw pit is from the late Middle English word sawpytt.See saw¹, pit¹

Words Nearby saw pit

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How to use saw pit in a sentence

I have dug out the saw-pit, and have sawed the slabs for the sides of the pit, and made it quite secure.
The Children of the New Forest | Captain Marryat
Then after the logs were rolled on the saw-pit he whipped out the lumber in something less than two days.
Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. Parkman
Being in want of plank I directed a saw-pit to be dug and employed some of the people to saw trees into plank.
A Voyage to the South Sea | William Bligh
Across the lake, a mile above a roaring torrent, they located a patch of spruce and built their saw-pit.
The Red One | Jack London
The brethren are making a saw pit to saw lumber for a skiff.
William Clayton's Journal | William Clayton

British Dictionary definitions for saw-pit

saw-pit

noun

(esp formerly) a pit above which a log is sawn into planks with a large pitsaw

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