pitlet

Same as pickle3. pitman (pit'man), n.; pl. pitmen (-men). 1. One who works in a pit, as in coal-mining, in sawing timber, etc. Specifically-2. The man who looks after the pumping machinery within the shaft of a mine. 3. In mach., the rod which connects a rotary with a reciprocating part, either for imparting motion to the latter or IMG:content-0293.jpg:[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small] Harvester Pitman.- a, knives; b, cutter-bar; c, pitman connection; d, pitman; e, crank-wrist. taking motion from it, as that which couples a crank with a saw-gate, or a steam-piston with its crank-shaft, etc. Also called connecting rod. See also cut under stone - breaker.