ˈwater-pit
[See pit n.1 2.]
† a. A well or hole sunk in the ground to procure water. Obs. b. A pit in which water is stored.
| c 1000 ælfric Exod. vii. 24 Ealle þa Eᵹiptiscan dulfon wæterpyttas neah þam flode. 1387 Trevisa Higden III. 401 Þey come in fere unto a deep water pitte [v.r. put; L. ad quendam aquosum puteum et profundum]. 1800 Hull Advertiser 16 Aug. 1/2 The tan-yard comprises 2 large water pits. |
c. = water-hole 1 b. poet.
| 1920 Blunden Waggoner 19 The great pike lies..Watching the waterpit sheer-shelving dark. |