plural of pit adder

Alternative form of pit adder

plural of eye-pit

(now rare) The eye socket; the concave area of the face around each eye.

(military) A trench for sheltering sharpshooters.

plural of rifle pit

The bottom of the abdomen

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.