a pit created to provide earth that can be used as fill at another site
get temporarily
take up and practice as one's own
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)
set into opposition or rivalry
remove the pits from
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
an enclosure in which animals are made to fight
mark with a scar
