pitwork

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noun

Pumping machinery used in a mine.

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Meanings

nounpitwork (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebusinessPumping machinery used in a mine.

    […] and the remarks attached to each in Lean's report, show the necessity of adverting to the different conditions of the pitwork, in an attempt to estimate with accuracy the relative merit of different engines […]

    1842, British Association for the Advancement of Science, Report of the Annual Meeting, page 103

Origin

From pit + -work.

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APA

pitwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitwork

MLA

“pitwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitwork.

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