stone pit

British

noun

a less common name for quarry 1

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Patrón Tequila’s new limited edition Gran Smoky is a good example, made by roasting Weber blue agave hearts or “piñas” over mesquite in stone pits and crushing them with stone tools.

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"They are precious; dinosaur footprints are great records from nature, not just stone pits."

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The path led through a stone pit sparsely grown with oak trees and alders.

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