gravel pitn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgravel-pit.

An excavation from which gravel (or †sand) is or has been obtained.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > [noun] > other materials

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gravel pitc1440

flint-pit1891

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 207/2 Gravel pytte, arenarium.

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) ii. sig. E2 Hee's falne into the grauell pit.

1683 London Gaz. No. 1786/4 Stolen or Strayed out of the Grounds near Kensington Gravel-pits, a fine shaped brown Mare.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) Pref. 7 The gravel pit whence the roads are mended.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	gravel pit
释义	gravel pitn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈgravel-pit. An excavation from which gravel (or †sand) is or has been obtained. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > [noun] > other materials marl-pit1272 gravel pitc1440 flint-pit1891 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 207/2 Gravel pytte, arenarium. 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) ii. sig. E2 Hee's falne into the grauell pit. 1683 London Gaz. No. 1786/4 Stolen or Strayed out of the Grounds near Kensington Gravel-pits, a fine shaped brown Mare. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) Pref. 7 The gravel pit whence the roads are mended. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.c1440
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