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ike pitman
Pit·man
/
ˈpɪt
mən
/
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pit
-m
uh
n
]
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noun
Sir Isaac,
1813–97,
English inventor of a system of
shorthand
.
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pitman
(ˈpɪtmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
chiefly
(
Scot
), (
Northern English
) a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Pitman
(ˈpɪtmən)
—
n
Sir
Isaac.
1813--97, English inventor of a system of phonetic shorthand (1837)
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