Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See the extract.
- noun Same as
pit-bottom
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The bottom of a central mine shaft.
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Examples
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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.
Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900
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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.
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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