saw pit

or saw·pit

noun

a place for pit sawing.

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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

saw, saw doctor, saw grass, saw log, saw palmetto, saw pit, saw set, saw-off, saw-pit, saw-toothed, saw-whet owl
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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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