Saw-pit
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of sawpit. alt-of, alternative
"...vpon a ſodaine, As Falſtaffe, ſhe, and I, are newly met, Let them [children dressed like "urchins, ouphes and fairies"] from forth a ſaw-pit ruſh at once With ſome diffuſed ſong: Vpon their ſight We two, in great amazedneſſe will flye: […]"
Example
More examples"...vpon a ſodaine, As Falſtaffe, ſhe, and I, are newly met, Let them [children dressed like "urchins, ouphes and fairies"] from forth a ſaw-pit ruſh at once With ſome diffuſed ſong: Vpon their ſight We two, in great amazedneſſe will flye: […]"
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