[pit-muh
n] 
| 1. | a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining. |
| 2. | Machinery. any of certain types of connecting rods. |
[pit-muhn] | Sir Isaac, 1813–97, English inventor of a system of shorthand. |
| con·nect·ing rod (kə-něk'tĭng) n. A rod that transmits motion or power from one moving part to another, especially the rod connecting the crankshaft of a motor vehicle to a piston. Also called pitman. |
| pit·man (pĭt'mən) n.
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