[See PIT sb.1 2.] † a. A well or hole sunk in the ground to procure water. Obs.

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  b.  A pit in which water is stored.

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c. 1000.  Ælfric, Exod. vii. 24. Ealle þa Eʓiptiscan dulfon wæterpyttas neah þam flode.

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1387.  Trevisa, Higden, III. 401. Þey come in fere unto a deep water pitte [v.r. put; L. ad quendam aquosum puteum et profundum].

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1800.  Hull Advertiser, 16 Aug., 1/2. The tan-yard comprises 2 large water pits.

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