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charpit

charpit noun: a pit dug for charring wood, for example to make charcoal or to destroy a tree stump.

Noun

charpit (plural charpits)

  1. A pit dug for charring wood, for example to make charcoal or to destroy a tree stump.

Verb

charpit (third-person singular simple present charpits, present participle charpitting, simple past and past participle charpitted)

  1. (transitive) To burn by means of a charpit.

Forms of charpit

Noun
pluralcharpits
Verb
third-person singular presentcharpits
present participlecharpitting
past participlecharpitted
pastcharpitted

Origin of charpit

char + pit

Questions about charpit

What does charpit mean?
Charpit means a pit dug for charring wood, for example to make charcoal or to destroy a tree stump.
What part of speech is charpit?
Charpit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of charpit?
The plural of charpit is charpits.

Words near charpit in the dictionary

  1. charpering omi
  2. charpering omis
  3. charpers
  4. charpie
  5. charpies
  6. charpit
  7. charpits
  8. charpitted
  9. charpitting
  10. charpoy
  11. charpoys

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