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lockspit

lockspit noun: a trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.

Noun

lockspit (plural lockspits)

  1. A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
    • The widening of the river referred to in items […] was carried out by first cutting a V-shaped trench or lockspit throughout the length of the widenings on the line of the proposed new river bank […].1937, Transactions of the Institution of Engineers amd Shipbuilders, volume 80, page 8
    • Lockspits will not be shown [on maps] in bogs except where they occur on County, Barony and Townland Boundaries.1966, Blue Book 1966, Southampton: Ordnance Survey

Verb

lockspit (third-person singular simple present lockspits, present participle lockspiting, simple past and past participle lockspited)

  1. to dig a such a trench

Forms of lockspit

Noun
plurallockspits
Verb
third-person singular presentlockspits
present participlelockspiting
past participlelockspited
pastlockspited

Origin of lockspit

Apparently: lock (“fastening”) + spit (“spade's depth”)

Questions about lockspit

What does lockspit mean?
Lockspit means a trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.
What part of speech is lockspit?
Lockspit can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of lockspit?
The plural of lockspit is lockspits.

Words near lockspit in the dictionary

  1. locksmith
  2. locksmithery
  3. locksmithing
  4. locksmiths
  5. locksmithy
  6. lockspit
  7. lockspited
  8. lockspiting
  9. lockspits
  10. locksport
  11. LOCKSS

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