'Bark pit' definitions:

Definition of 'Bark pit'

From: GCIDE
  • Bard \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG. & HG. borke.]
  • 1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Specifically, Peruvian bark. [1913 Webster]
  • Bark bed. See Bark stove (below).
  • Bark pit, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides are steeped in tanning.
  • Bark stove (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed) or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat. [1913 Webster]