Etymology

Woolpit

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Today it means: A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL9762). Full definition →

Old English wulf + pytt
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  1. Old English · derived fromwulf + pytt“a pit for trapping wolves”
  2. English todayWoolpit

From Old English wulf + pytt (“a pit for trapping wolves”), recorded as Wlfpeta in 1086 (DB).

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