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Woolpit

Woolpit proper noun: a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762).

woolpit: a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762)
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Proper noun

Woolpit

  1. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762).

Origin of Woolpit

From Old English wulf + pytt (“a pit for trapping wolves”), recorded as Wlfpeta in 1086 (DB).

Questions about Woolpit

What does Woolpit mean?
Woolpit means a village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762).
What part of speech is Woolpit?
Woolpit is a proper noun.

Words near Woolpit in the dictionary

  1. woolpack
  2. woolpacker
  3. woolpackers
  4. woolpacks
  5. woolpated
  6. Woolpit
  7. Woolrich
  8. Woolridge
  9. Woolridges
  10. wools
  11. woolsack

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