pitmen

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pitmen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pitman \Pit"man\, n.; pl. Pitmen.
     1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber,
        etc.
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     2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes,
        a connecting rod in other machinery.
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