[log in to unmask] schrieb:
> Hey Guys,
>
> Where did this word "spits" come from?  Absolutely unknown term to me...
> Granted I only work in the Great Lakes, but ...
>
> Mark Branstner
think its from them pommey brits -
althou OED:
A small projecting point of land; a narrow reef or sandbank
extending from the shore
A depth of earth etc. equal to the length of the blade of a spade. E16.b A layer
of earth etc. of this depth. M17.2 The amount a spade can hold, a spadeful.
L17.b A row dug in spadefuls. E18.3 A kind of spade with a concave blade used
for draining.

geoff carver
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