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pit⋅man

  [pit-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men for 1, -mans for 2.
1. a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
2. Machinery. any of certain types of connecting rods.
Origin:
1600–10; pit 1 + -man
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Pittman and Davis Citrus
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PittmanDavis.com
Pit Men
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pit·man   (pĭt'mən)   
n.  

  1. pl. pit·men (-měn) A worker employed inside a pit in various industrial operations, as in a coal mine.

  2. pl. pit·mans (-mənz) See connecting rod.

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