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Pith
v. t.
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To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
Pithecoid
a.
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Of or pertaining to the genus Pithecia, or subfamily Pithecinae, which includes the saki, ouakari, and other allied South American monkeys.
Pithful
a.
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Full of pith.
Pithily
adv.
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In a pithy manner.
Pithiness
n.
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The quality or state of being pithy.
Pithless
a.
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Destitute of pith, or of strength; feeble.
Pit-hole
n.
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A pit; a pockmark.
Pithsome
a.
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Pithy; robust.
Pithy
superl.
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Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith; as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
Pithy
superl.
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Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent.
Pitiable
a.
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Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion; miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.
Pitier
n.
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One who pities.
Pitiful
a.
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Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind; merciful; sympathetic.
Pitiful
a.
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Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.
Pitiful
a.
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To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
Pitiless
a.
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Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.
Pitiless
a.
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Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition.
Pitmen
pl.
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of Pitman
Pitman
n.
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One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc.
Pitman
n.
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The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery.
Pitot's tube
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A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water, by placing the curved end under water, and observing the height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of current meter.
Pitpan
n.
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A long, flat-bottomed canoe, used for the navigation of rivers and lagoons in Central America.
Pitpat
n. & adv.
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See Pitapat.
Pitta
n.
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Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidae. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true thrushes.
Pittacal
n.
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A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue.
Pittance
n.
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An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole.
Pittance
n.
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A meager portion, quantity, or allowance; an inconsiderable salary or compensation.
Pitted
a.
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Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2.
Pitted
v. t.
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Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the vascular parts of vegetable tissue.
Pitter
n.
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A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit.