cherry pit

noun — 2 senses

noun

The stone of a cherry.

Games Obsolete A children's game in which players attempt to knock marbles into a hole without losing their taw in the same hole.

What, man! 'tis not for / gravity to play at cherry-pit with Satan: hang / him, foul collier!c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act 3, scene 4:

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