pithead
nounUK /pɪtˈhɛd/
Etymology From pit + head.
1
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; [...].1962 September, “Remodelling of Basford Hall Yard, Crewe”, in Modern Railways, page 189:
2
A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza.