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- chalkpit \chalk"pit\ (ch[add]k"p[i^]t), n. a quarry for mining chalk. [WordNet 1.5]
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chalkpit — /ˈtʃɔkpɪt/ (say chawkpit) noun a quarry for chalk …
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