What does pithead mean?
Pithead means The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine..
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/pɪtˈhɛd/ · noun
The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine..
Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].
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Pithead means The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine..
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Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].
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