单词 | water-pit |
释义 | ˈwater-pit [See pit n.1 2.] †a. A well or hole sunk in the ground to procure water. Obs. b. A pit in which water is stored.
c1000ælfric Exod. vii. 24 Ealle þa Eᵹiptiscan dulfon wæterpyttas neah þam flode. 1387Trevisa Higden III. 401 Þey come in fere unto a deep water pitte [v.r. put; L. ad quendam aquosum puteum et profundum]. 1800Hull Advertiser 16 Aug. 1/2 The tan-yard comprises 2 large water pits. c. = water-hole 1 b. poet.
1920Blunden Waggoner 19 The great pike lies..Watching the waterpit sheer-shelving dark. |

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