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claypit

claypit is the alternative form of clay pit.

Meaning of clay pit

Noun

clay pit (plural clay pits)

  1. A quarry for clay.
    • A short branch ran northwards from the brickworks to an extensive clay pit in which there was a considerable network of sidings.1960 January, Iain D. O. Frew, “The Brora Colliery Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 56

Forms of claypit

pluralclaypits

Origin of claypit

From clay + pit.

Questions about claypit

What is claypit the alternative form of?
Claypit is the alternative form of clay pit.

Words near claypit in the dictionary

  1. claymores
  2. claymorphism
  3. clayms
  4. claypan
  5. claypans
  6. claypit
  7. claypits
  8. Claypole
  9. Claypool
  10. Claypoole
  11. Claypooles

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