Word: sawpit
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: saw
pit
Definition: A pit over which lumber is positioned to be sawn with a long two-handled saw (a pitsaw) by two people, one standing above the timber and the other in the pit below.
Morphemes:
Affix: saw
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To be cut with a saw.
Affix: pit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make pits in; to mark with little hollows.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puteus
Language: la
Decoded: puteus
Meaning: trench, pit, well