pit-eye

noun

The bottom of a central mineshaft.

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Meanings

nounpit-eye (plural pit-eyes)

plural pit-eyes · alternative pit eye

  1. The bottom of a central mineshaft.

    The cages came up crammed and crammed again with the men nearest the pit-eye, as they call the place where you can see daylight from the bottom of the main shaft.

    1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘At Twenty-two’, In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, page 402

Synonyms & antonyms

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eye
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APA

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“pit-eye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit-eye. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pit-eye,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pit-eye.

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