See washpit on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1893 June 3, “Rivers Pollution Act, 1876—Water flowing into stream from washpit for sheep—Remedy”, in Justice of the Peace, volume 57, number 22:",
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"ref": "1918, Martin Bloxsom, A History of the Parish of Gilmorton, in the County of Leicester, page 70:",
"text": "The footpath from Gilmorton village towards Lutterworth, which now enters Lutterworth road nearly opposite Gilmorton house, is described in the Award as to enter that road near the washpit, having to be made one field distant from, and parallel with that road, on the west side thereof.",
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"ref": "1995, David Hall, The Open Fields of Northamptonshire, page 21:",
"text": "All Crickway with ye rushy hades below Crickford and all long washpit lands and leas with all short washpit lands and all comon ground at ye upper end and costydean furlong straight from Ralph Jackson's for shooter of hanging woolbreach into costydean with costydean and all stanwell hill from ye nether side up to John Cave senior's land between John Bawcut's and Thomas Edward's land […]",
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"ref": "1950 November 27, “Set-up Service Station”, in LIFE, volume 29, number 22, page 77:",
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