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PIT, fossa. A hole dug in the earth, which was filled with water, and in which women thieves were drowned, instead of being hung. The punishment of the pit was formerly common in Scotland. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nordmark will manufacture the biological active ingredient, ancrod, which is derived from the venom of the Malayan pit viper (Ancistrodon rhodostoma). Many rattlesnakes and their pit viper cousins don't lay eggs but instead give birth to ready-to-wriggle offspring. Brazil's Pit Viper Bothros brazili (BOW-throps bra-ZIL-ee) |
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