pitting

Variant of pit

pit definition

☆ pit (pit)

noun

the hard stone, as of the plum, peach, or cherry, which contains the seed

Etymology: Du < MDu pitte, akin to pith

transitive verb pitted pit′·ted, pitting pit′·ting

to remove the pit from (a fruit)

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