pit


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verb
pit·tedpit·ting

Definition of PIT

transitive verb
: to remove the pit from (a fruit)

First Known Use of PIT

1906

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

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