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1. a pit where coal is dug.2. a place where charcoal is made.[bef. 1050; ME colpytte, OE collpytt]
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coal pit — 1. a pit where coal is dug. 2. a place where charcoal is made. [bef. 1050; ME colpytte, OE collpytt] * * * coal pit, 1. = coal mine. (Cf. ↑coal mine) 2. a place where charcoal is made … Useful english dictionary
coal pit — /ˈkoʊl pɪt/ (say kohl pit) noun 1. a pit where coal is dug. 2. US a place where charcoal is made …
coal pit — n. coal mine, mine where coal is dug from the ground; (USA) place where charcoal is produces … English contemporary dictionary
coal-pit — n. Colliery, coal mine … New dictionary of synonyms
coal-pit — … Useful english dictionary
Pit coal — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit — Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit frame — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit head — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit kiln — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
