Lychpit

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proper noun

A modern suburb in Old Basing and Lychpit parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6653).

OriginOld English lic →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A modern suburb in Old Basing and Lychpit parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6653).

Origin

  1. Old Englishlic“corpse”
  2. EnglishLychpit

From lych + pit, lych being from Old English lic (“corpse”), so it probably refers to a burial pit.

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APA

Lychpit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lychpit

MLA

“Lychpit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lychpit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lychpit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lychpit.

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