coal pit

noun

1. a pit where coal is dug.
2. a place where charcoal is made.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coal pit¹

before 1050; Middle English colpytte, Old English collpytt

Example Sentences

This town has somewhat the color of a coal-pit, or of a black-smith's shop.

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We record this month a signal act of heroism which took place a few years ago in a coal-pit near Dalkeith.

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Could fresh air not be forced down by the power of the steam-engine, which is at every coal-pit?

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The air of the coal-pit is so charged with carbon as to prevent the collier from distinguishing his neighbour when at work.

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We might as well look for the moon in a coal-pit, as for stays or white linen in the City of Mud.

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