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gong-pit

gong-pit is the alternative form of gongpit.

Meaning of gongpit

Noun

gongpit (plural gongpits)

  1. (obsolete) The cesspit of a latrine or outhouse; a latrine or outhouse itself.
    • On þære nyðemestan fleringe wæs heora gangpyt & heora myxen.c. 1000, Aelfric, Interrogationes Sigewulfi
    Synonyms:
    cesspit, bathroom

Forms of gong-pit

pluralgong-pits

Questions about gong-pit

What is gong-pit the alternative form of?
Gong-pit is the alternative form of gongpit.

Words near gong-pit in the dictionary

  1. Gong'an
  2. gong-fermer
  3. gong-fermers
  4. gong-house
  5. gong-houses
  6. gong-pit
  7. gong-pits
  8. gong-scourer
  9. gong-scourers
  10. Gongalihuraa
  11. gongbang

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