pit brown.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪt braʊ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪt ˌbraʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pit n.¹, brow n.¹

Etymology: < pit n.¹ + brow n.¹ Compare earlier pit brae n., pit bank n. at pit n.¹ Compounds 2.

A. n.

The brow or edge of a pit; esp. the area on the surface of a mine where the coal is sorted and screened.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > platform

shammel1778

sollar1778

stull1778

pit bank1786

pit brow1853

stage1883

1853 Times 28 Mar. 6/4 The..catastrophe has naturally created a great deal of excitement.., and the pit brow..and other approaches to the works..are crowded daily, from morning till night.

1887 Spectator 21 May 675/1 If female labour on the pit-brow is stopped.

1933 Times 1 Aug. 14/5 The accident occurred when a coal cutting machine was being moved on the pit brow.

2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 Mar. 30–31 They worked right through pregnancy, wielding their pickaxes until their waters broke. Then they were rushed to the surface to give birth at the pit brow.

B. adj. (attributive).

Usually in form pitbrow. Designating a worker, usually female, employed to sort and screen coal at the pit brow.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > who sifts coal

screener1816

screenman1842

pit brow1886

crow-picker1920

1886 Times 12 Apr. 6/1 Pit Brow Women.—A meeting of pit brow women, called by Rev. Geo. Fox at the request of the women themselves, was held..on Saturday.

1911 Manch. Guardian 4 Aug. 14/1 There is no doubt as to the advantages in health enjoyed by the pit-brow girl over her sister in the mill.

1932 Times 3 Mar. 14/4 A descent into a coalmine was not on the programme, but..he saw..the picking and screening of coal by pitbrow lassies.

1989 M. Richler Solomon Gursky was Here (1990) III. vii. 170 He could always flirt with the pitbrow girls, who sorted and graded the coal at the surface.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pit brow
释义	pit brown.adj. Brit. /ˈpɪt braʊ/, U.S. /ˈpɪt ˌbraʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pit n.¹, brow n.¹ Etymology: < pit n.¹ + brow n.¹ Compare earlier pit brae n., pit bank n. at pit n.¹ Compounds 2. A. n. The brow or edge of a pit; esp. the area on the surface of a mine where the coal is sorted and screened. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > platform shammel1778 sollar1778 stull1778 pit bank1786 pit brow1853 stage1883 1853 Times 28 Mar. 6/4 The..catastrophe has naturally created a great deal of excitement.., and the pit brow..and other approaches to the works..are crowded daily, from morning till night. 1887 Spectator 21 May 675/1 If female labour on the pit-brow is stopped. 1933 Times 1 Aug. 14/5 The accident occurred when a coal cutting machine was being moved on the pit brow. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 Mar. 30–31 They worked right through pregnancy, wielding their pickaxes until their waters broke. Then they were rushed to the surface to give birth at the pit brow. B. adj. (attributive). Usually in form pitbrow. Designating a worker, usually female, employed to sort and screen coal at the pit brow. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > miner > [noun] > coal-miner > who sifts coal screener1816 screenman1842 pit brow1886 crow-picker1920 1886 Times 12 Apr. 6/1 Pit Brow Women.—A meeting of pit brow women, called by Rev. Geo. Fox at the request of the women themselves, was held..on Saturday. 1911 Manch. Guardian 4 Aug. 14/1 There is no doubt as to the advantages in health enjoyed by the pit-brow girl over her sister in the mill. 1932 Times 3 Mar. 14/4 A descent into a coalmine was not on the programme, but..he saw..the picking and screening of coal by pitbrow lassies. 1989 M. Richler Solomon Gursky was Here (1990) III. vii. 170 He could always flirt with the pitbrow girls, who sorted and graded the coal at the surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1853
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