But the pitman is a strong and agile bird.    From Wordnik.com.  [Traffics and Discoveries] Reference

Houghton-le-Spring, in the occupation of a pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III.] Reference

Out of the humblest ranks of life the Wylam pitman rose.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home Lyrics] Reference

Attached to the flywheel is a pitman rod which raises and lowers a churn dasher.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17] Reference

The Firestone pitman eyed Al's scarlet Nomex jumpsuit and raven hair with amusement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Omnibus]

A cast-iron model of a New Idea mower with an operating pitman for use behind a tractor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17] Reference

Before the unlucky pitman could rise the whole mob had surged over him, amidst shrieks of laughter.    From Wordnik.com.  [With Marlborough to Malplaquet A Story of the Reign of Queen Anne] Reference

His curiosity satisfied, the pitman turned back to his stack of tires, and Al returned to his engine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Omnibus]

The pitman is reciprocated by a simple treadle motion, which will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 1.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures] Reference

They were joined soon by Andy Miller, once a service-station man in an Alabama town, but now a pitman in the steel mill.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dollmaker] Reference

The connecting rod operates a crosshead to which is pivoted a pitman, or oscillating rod, that operates the paddle-wheel crankshaft.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Pioneer Steamship Savannah: A Study for a Scale Model United States National Museum Bulletin 228, 1961, pages 61-80] Reference

The keelman has many points in common with the pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romance of the Coast] Reference

Blackpool are set to buy pitman from Bournemouth for 600K!!!!.    From Wordnik.com.  [getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed] Reference

"Where is the sand running?" he asked of a pitman just landed.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time] Reference

Giles Raisley, the pitman; Job Sheepshanks, the mason; and Tommy.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time] Reference

Does a cars power steering system use a pitman are or a center link?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Matthews had no reward for this piece of work, and is now a poor pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romance of the Coast] Reference

Joseph Skipsey, the pitman poet, in a simple ballad, tells the pathetic story.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northumberland Yesterday and To-day] Reference

Rich serves as team pitman on race day, and Becky is the head of the cheering section.    From Wordnik.com.  [billingsgazette.com] Reference

William Cannon, deputy; James Coulthard, deputy; Joseph Cowan, pitman; David Devine, deputy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Whitehaven News headlines] Reference

He dressed at all times in the kind of suit which a Northumbrian pitman wears when not actually at work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885] Reference

Wading breast deep, he reached the pitman, gave him his hand, and brought him safely through the closing seam.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time] Reference

A strange man in many ways was Janki Meah, the white-haired, hot-tempered, sightless weaver who had turned pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Soldiers Three] Reference

A strange man in many ways was Janki Meah, the white-haired, hot tempered, sightless weaver who had turned pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Indian Tales] Reference

He did not believe anyone had been in that part of the great maze for months; there was nothing to bring a pitman there.    From Wordnik.com.  [Son Philip] Reference

While Seaham Colliery pitman Albert fought on the picket line, his wife Margaret was helping local families cope on the breadline.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Northumbrian pitman, Miles Furley, David Sands, representative of a million Yorkshire mill-hands, Thomas Evans, the South Wales miner.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Devil's Paw] Reference

'He likes to be close to the nav desk, so he is now working as a floater and is Aksel's backup, but also as our pitman,' said Johanson.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sail-World.com USA Latest News] Reference

Their votes must count. gloria pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [DNC to meet next month on Michigan and Florida] Reference

Most people don t like a liar. gloria pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll of polls: Obama losing ground] Reference

Nelson, the fighting pitman 29.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson] Reference

Nice! gloria pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Major Clinton backer switches to Obama] Reference

Andrew Mclean/NZL - pitman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sail-World.com USA Latest News] Reference