saw pit

or saw·pit

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

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Examples from the Web for saw-pit

Historical Examples of saw-pit

The white horse was buried in the saw-pit in the Laine's wood.
Highways & Byways in Sussex
E.V. Lucas
Before any trees are cut down, we'll have to dig a saw-pit and find a pit-sawyer.
We of the Never-Never
Jeanie "Mrs. Aeneas" Gunn
Thrice, on the night-shift, underneath in the saw-pit, Old Tarwater fainted.
The Red One
Jack London
Friday a poor blind man fell into a saw-pit, to which he was conducted by Sir Clement Cottrell.
De Libris: Prose and Verse
Austin Dobson
Some good pinetrees were brought to the saw-pit, and one laid upon it.
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 1 (of 2)
Thomas Mitchell

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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