plural of snake pit

A pit filled with snakes. / (figuratively) Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.

(historical) An enclosed space into which rats are placed to be killed by a dog for sport.

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.

(informal) The shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint.

(Scotland) slag heap

plural of pit bing

(mining) A headframe.

plural of pit frame

Alternative form of tarpit