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barrow pit
noun
, Western U.S.
- a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barrow pit1
Apparently in reference to the mound of earth dug from the pit ( barrow 2 ); variants with bar perhaps from regional pronunciation of barrow
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