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单词 water-pit
释义 ˈwater-pit
[See pit n.1 2.]
a. A well or hole sunk in the ground to procure water. Obs.
b. A pit in which water is stored.
c1000ælfric Exod. vii. 24 Ealle þa Eᵹiptiscan dulfon wæterpyttas neah þam flode.1387Trevisa Higden III. 401 Þey come in fere unto a deep water pitte [v.r. put; L. ad quendam aquosum puteum et profundum].1800Hull Advertiser 16 Aug. 1/2 The tan-yard comprises 2 large water pits.
c. = water-hole 1 b. poet.
1920Blunden Waggoner 19 The great pike lies..Watching the waterpit sheer-shelving dark.
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