saw pit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw pit]
- /sɔ pɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [saw pit]
- /sɔ pɪt/

Definition of saw pit words

noun saw pit a place for pit sawing. 1

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Origin of saw pit

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

First recorded in 1375-1425, saw pit is from the late Middle English word sawpytt. See saw1, pit1

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Parts of speech for Saw pit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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saw pit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

saw pit usage trend in Literature

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