Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A hole in the ground. · An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race. · The section of a marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to be marched, such as the tam-tam; the front ensemble. Can also refer to the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed. · A mine.
To make pits in; to mark with little hollows. · To put (an animal) into a pit for fighting. · To bring (something) into opposition with something else. · To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *puti Old English pytt Middle English pit English pit From Middle English pit, pet, püt, from Old English pytt, from Proto-West Germanic *puti, from Latin puteus (“trench, pit, well”), although there are phonetic difficulties.
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