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ˈsand-pit
Also as one word.
[f. sand n.1 + pit n.1]
1. A pit from which sand is excavated.
c1440Promp. Parv. 464/2 Sond hylle, or pytte, sorica. 1530Palsgr. 265/1 Sandepytt, sabloniere. 1565Cooper Thesaurus, Arenarius.., one that kepeth sande pittes. 1726Leoni Alberti's Archit. I. 35/2 There is no want of Sand-pits. 1862Chamb. Encycl. IV. 823/1 (Golf), The ground is diversified by knolls, sand-pits, and other hazards. 1876Buckley Short Hist. Nat. Sci. xxxix. 418 Tools were found in..the sandpits of Abbeville.
2. Founding. (See quot.)
1888Lockwood's Dict. Mech. Engin. s.v. Foundry Pit, Foundry pits are either sand pits or open pits... Sand pits are so termed because the mould is of so weak a character as to require the support of sand rammed around in the space between it and the walls of the pit.
3. A space in a garden or park enclosed by low walls and filled with sand in which children may play.
1898G. B. Shaw Candida i. 80 A park..containing..a sandpit..imported from the seaside for the delight of children. 1908G. Jekyll Children & Gardens xi. 90 You will find out endless ways of playing with the sand-pit. 1937T. Adams Playparks 49 Sandpits are not desirable in crowded playgrounds of large towns. 1959Oxf. Mail 11 Mar. 6/4 Nurseries featuring merry-go-rounds, sand-pits, and attendants dressed as clowns are supplied free of charge. 1960F. G. Lennhoff Exceptional Children vii. 138 He found some release through child-like games..including sandpits and mud. 1976‘D. Halliday’ Dolly & Nanny Bird ix. 118 Grover..was given half an Italian Easter egg and was sick in the sandpit. |