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Pit.

1. The shaft of a mine.

a. Pumping-pit; a shaft in which the pumps and hydraulic machinery work.

b. Working-pit; a shaft in which the mineral is hoisted and the supplies and workmen lowered.

c. Engine-pit; the shaft in which the engine works.


2. (Founding.) A cavity or hollow scooped in the floor to receive cast-metal.

3. A vat in tanning, bleaching, dyeing, or in washing alum earth, etc.

4. A sunken place in which charcoal is piled for burning.

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