Etymology

sandpit

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Today it means: A place or pit from which sand is excavated. Full definition →

Middle English sandpitte ← Old English sandpytt
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  1. Old English · inherited fromsandpytt“sandpit”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsandpitte
  3. English todaysandpit

From Middle English sandpitte, sandpette, sandpütte, from Old English sandpytt (“sandpit”), equivalent to sand + pit.

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