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CHALKPIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chalkpit mean?
• CHALKPIT (noun)
The noun CHALKPIT has 1 sense:
1. a quarry for chalk
Familiarity information: CHALKPIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A quarry for chalk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chalk pit; chalkpit
Hypernyms ("chalkpit" is a kind of...):
pit; quarry; stone pit (a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate)
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