(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:01:55

Pit"man (?), n.; pl. Pitmen ().

1.

One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.

2. Mach.

The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery.

 

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