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

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  1. n. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
  2. n. The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery.
  3. n. a man who works in a coal mine
  4. 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. PITOT'S TUBE Pi*tot's" tube`. (Hydraul.) A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of current meter.
  5. The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connectingrod in other machinery.
  6. n. English educator who invented a system of phonetic shorthand (1813-1897)