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lockspit

The English word “lockspit” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A trench dug in the ground to mark a boundary or other imaginary line.

verb

  1. to dig a such a trench

Etymology

Apparently: lock (“fastening”) + spit (“spade's depth”)

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