clay pit

noun

clay pit

noun

1

A quarry for clay.

A short branch ran northwards from the brickworks to an extensive clay pit in which there was a considerable network of sidings.1960 January 23, Iain D. O. Frew, “The Brora Colliery Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 56:

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