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coalpit

/ˈkoʊlpɪt/

coalpit noun: a pit where coal is extracted.

Noun

coalpit (plural coalpits)

  1. A pit where coal is extracted.
  2. (US) A place where charcoal is made.
    • They may spring from a neglected campfire, kindled for cooking or warming, or from a coalpit where charcoal is being made1884, Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, Report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario

Forms of coalpit

pluralcoalpits

Origin of coalpit

From Middle English colpit, from Old English colpytt. Equivalent to coal + pit.

Words formed from coalpit

Phrases with coalpit

Questions about coalpit

What does coalpit mean?
Coalpit means a pit where coal is extracted.
What part of speech is coalpit?
Coalpit is a noun.
How do you pronounce coalpit?
Coalpit is pronounced /ˈkoʊlpɪt/.
What is the plural of coalpit?
The plural of coalpit is coalpits.

Words near coalpit in the dictionary

  1. coalmonger
  2. coalmongers
  3. coalmouse
  4. coalowner
  5. coalowners
  6. coalpit
  7. Coalpit Heath
  8. coalpits
  9. coalplex
  10. coalplexes
  11. Coalport

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