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pit(2) (iou)



pit noun2. Chiefly N. Amer. & S. Afr. M19.
[App. from Dutch pit, Middle Dutch pitte (fem.), Middle Low German, Low German, West Frisian, East Frisian pit pith, kernel, pip, ult. rel. to PITH noun.]
The stone of a fruit. Also, a pip.
J. May Bryan ate a cherry, putting the large pit neatly into an empty dish.