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单词 pit-eye
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pit-eye
pit-eye n. the bottom of a mine shaft.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > shaft > bottom of
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pit bottom1867
1662 Dr. Power in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 135 Sometimes it [sc. fiery damp] hath taken its way, up at the pit-eye or shaft, with such vehemency, that it has thrown the turn quite away from the mouth of the pit; which is a great cylinder of wood, of a great weight.
1869 Sci. Amer. 16 Jan. 43/2 Then they descend, and at the pit eye the lamps are examined and locked.
1920 Times 5 Apr. 4/5 The collier is paid by results,..by the amount of coal he sends to the pit-eye.
1985 K. Howarth Sounds Gradely at Pit Pit-eye, the point in a coal mine shaft where tubs are loaded and unloaded at the cage.
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