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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A pit or depression in which water is collected; a deep catch-basin.
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In any case there should be a steady fall from the burner to the decomposing chamber, or to some separate catch-pit for the products of condensation.
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
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