charpit

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noun

A pit dug for charring wood, for example to make charcoal or to destroy a tree stump.

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Meanings

nouncharpit (plural charpits)

plural charpits

  1. A pit dug for charring wood, for example to make charcoal or to destroy a tree stump.
verbcharpit (third-person singular simple present charpits, present participle charpitting, simple past and past participle charpitted)

present singular third person charpits · participle present charpitting · participle past charpitted · past charpitted

  1. transitiveTo burn by means of a charpit.

Origin

char + pit

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

patchri
Cite this entry
APA

charpit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpit

MLA

“charpit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charpit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charpit.

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