saw-pit

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of saw-pit word

noun saw-pit a place for pit sawing. 1
noun saw-pit (esp formerly) a pit above which a log is sawn into planks with a large pitsaw 0

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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

Full grammatical hierarchy of Saw-pit

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.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.