Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claypit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clayp-it
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of clay pit.

Example Sentences

"After a preliminary survey had been made during 1909, it was decided to construct a narrow-gauge railway from the claypits to a point adjacent to the G.W.R. main line between Ivybridge and Bittaford."
"As the couple cared for the deeply traumatised nine-year-old, their son, Ian, went to Brick Ponds, an expanse of semi-wild parkland and lakes on the site of an old claypit used for brickmaking."

Etymology

From clay + pit.

Inflected Forms

claypits (plural)

Questions

What does claypit mean?: Alternative form of clay pit.
Where does claypit come from?: From clay + pit.

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