sawpit
English
/ˈsɔːpɪt/, /ˈsɔpɪt/
noun
Definitions
- A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.
Etymology
Compound from English saw (saying, a saying) + English pit (pit bull terrier).
Origin
English
pit
Gloss
pit bull terrier
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- againsaw English
- armpit English
- ashpit English
- backsaw English
- bandsaw English
- bucksaw English
- buzzsaw English
- catchpit English
- chainsaw English
- chalkpit English
- coalpit English
- cockpit English
- consaw English
- crown saw English
- firepit English
- framesaw English
- fretsaw English
- gainsaw English
- gangsaw English
- gongpit English
- gun pit English
- hacksaw English
- handsaw English
- hole saw English
- ice-saw English
- jigsaw English
- marlpit English
- micropit English
- microsaw English
- minisaw English
- mosh pit English
- nanopit English
- pad saw English
- pit English
- pit adder English
- pit frame English
- pit stop English
- pitboard English
- pitfall English
- pitful English
- pithead English
- pithouse English
- pitless English
- pitman English
- pitmaster English
- pitsaw English
- pitter English
- pittite English
- pitwheel English
- pockpit English
- quartersaw English
- resaw English
- ripsaw English
- sandpit English
- saw English
- sawable English
- sawbelly English
- sawbench English
- sawbill English
- sawblade English
- sawbones English
- sawbuck English
- sawdust English
- sawer English
- sawest English
- saweth English
- sawfish English
- sawfly English
- sawgrass English
- sawhorse English
- sawlike English
- sawlog English
- sawman English
- sawmill English
- sawmiller English
- sawshark English
- sawtimber English
- sawtooth English
- sawwort English
- sawyer English
- shitpit English
- singing saw English
- snowpit English
- soothsaw English
- stonepit English
- supersaw English
- tanpit English
- tarpit English
- tearpit English
- wheelpit English
- whipsaw English
- whirlpit English
- withsaw English
- pit Middle English
- sawe Middle English
- sábh Irish
- so Tok Pisin
- pit
- saw
- resaw
- sawer
- pitful
- ripsaw
- consaw
- sawest
- sawlog
- sawfly
- jigsaw
- saweth
- ashpit
- sawyer
- pitsaw
- tanpit
- armpit
- pitman
- pitter
- sawman
- tarpit
- marlpit
- sandpit
- gongpit
- pithead
- sawmill
- tearpit
- withsaw
- backsaw
- gun pit
- sawdust
- coalpit
- pockpit
- sawbuck
- snowpit
- minisaw
- whipsaw
- pad saw
- bucksaw
- gangsaw
- firepit
- buzzsaw
- handsaw
- sawwort
- hacksaw
- sawbill
- cockpit
- pitfall
- sawable
- sawfish
- sawlike
- nanopit
- ice-saw
- fretsaw
- bandsaw
- pitless
- shitpit
- pittite
- gainsaw
- pithouse
- stonepit
- wheelpit
- catchpit
- againsaw
- sawshark
- soothsaw
- pit stop
- micropit
- framesaw
- sawbench
- pitwheel
- microsaw
- whirlpit
- sawbones
- hole saw
- sawgrass
- sawtooth
- pitboard
- sawbelly
- chalkpit
- mosh pit
- chainsaw
- supersaw
- sawhorse
- sawblade
- pit adder
- crown saw
- pit frame
- sawtimber
- sawmiller
- pitmaster
- quartersaw
- singing saw