Word: pithead
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pit
head
Definition: The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine
Morphemes:
Affix: pit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mine; get from the earth by excavation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puteus
Language: la
Decoded: puteus
Meaning: trench, pit, well
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Deposits near the top of a geological succession.