Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mound at the mouth of a mine built by the dumping of the refuse.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word pit-brow.
Examples
-
We hold them at the pit-brow; we hold them everywhere that men and women are working and suffering and hoping for a better time. '
The Convert 1907
-
We hold them at the pit-brow; we hold them everywhere that men and women are working and suffering and hoping for a better time. '
The Convert Elizabeth Robins 1907
-
Before returning to their homes, the people gathered in the darkness about the office on the pit-brow and gave one last cheer.
A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Hall Caine 1892
-
The next day, Friday, the sun shone brilliantly, but the shutters of the little house on the pit-brow remained closed, and the candle still burned on the table.
A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Hall Caine 1892
-
But the outside tranquillity disappeared when Hugh Ritson reached his own room on the pit-brow.
A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Hall Caine 1892
-
He was not making for the pit-brow; he had taken the opposite direction.
A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Hall Caine 1892
-
Hugh Ritson walked through the darkness to the pit-brow.
A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time Hall Caine 1892
-
"Besides, I don't think any class of women workers -- not even the pit-brow women -- are necessarily coarse and masculine.
The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Sarah Grand
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.