saw pit

American  

Or sawpit

noun

1. a place for pit sawing.

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saw-pit British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of saw pit

First recorded in 1375–1425, saw pit is from the late Middle English word sawpytt. See saw ¹, pit ¹

Example Sentences

And sometimes — like in Fisk’s selection of a saw pit location — his deductions were proven right by the simultaneous research of archeologist Bill Kelso, who directed the Jamestown Rediscovery Project.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

“He came back to set and he said, ‘I found evidence of a saw pit in almost the exact same location at Jamestown,” Fisk says.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

He asked about a saw pit in which he had worked when a young boy.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various

A saw "pit" is a scantling of poles eight feet high, on which the logs are placed to be sawn.

From The Great Gold Rush A Tale of the Klondike by Jarvis, W. H. P. (William Henry Pope)

He visited the ship, and took great interest in all that was going on, particularly with the saw pit.

From The Life of Captain James Cook by Kitson, Arthur