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- noun Plural form of
pittite .
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Examples
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The pittites, affronted at the extreme puerility of some of the incidents, and the inanity of all the dialogue, hissed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841 Various
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It transfigured the faces of our fellow-pittites, it made another stage of the embers of the sunset, a distant bridge of silver far down the street.
Prose Fancies Richard Le Gallienne 1906
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But contact with the pittites of Kingsmill offended his instincts; he resented this appearance of inferiority to people who came at their leisure, and took seats in the better parts of the house.
Born in Exile George Gissing 1880
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