A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic ores or other mineral substances are taken by digging, webster; Marvel v. Merritt, 116 U. S. 11, 6 Sup. Ct 207, 29 L. Ed. 550; Murray v. Allred, 100 Tenn. 100, 43 S. W. 335, 39 L. R. A. 249, 66 Am. St Rep. 740
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
