pitching

[ pich-ing ]
/ ˈpɪtʃ ɪŋ /

noun

the act of revetting or paving with small stones.
stones so used.
Also called penning, soling.

Origin of pitching

First recorded in 1685–95; pitch1 + -ing1

Definition for pitching (2 of 3)

Origin of pitch

1
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English picchen to thrust, pierce, set, set up (a tent, etc.), array, throw; perhaps akin to pick1; (noun) derivative of the v.

OTHER WORDS FROM pitch

pitch·a·ble, adjective

Definition for pitching (3 of 3)

pitch 2
[ pich ]
/ pɪtʃ /

noun

any of various dark, tenacious, and viscous substances for caulking and paving, consisting of the residue of the distillation of coal tar or wood tar.
any of certain bitumens, as asphalt: mineral pitch.
any of various resins.
the sap or crude turpentine that exudes from the bark of pines.

verb (used with object)

to smear or cover with pitch.

Origin of pitch

2
before 900; Middle English pich, Old English pic < Latin pic- (stem of pix), whence also Dutch pek, German Pech; akin to Greek píssa pitch

OTHER WORDS FROM pitch

pitch·like, adjective

Example sentences from the Web for pitching

British Dictionary definitions for pitching (1 of 2)

pitch 1
/ (pɪtʃ) /

verb

noun

Word Origin for pitch

C13 picchen; possibly related to pick 1

British Dictionary definitions for pitching (2 of 2)

pitch 2
/ (pɪtʃ) /

noun

any of various heavy dark viscid substances obtained as a residue from the distillation of tars See also coal-tar pitch
any of various similar substances, such as asphalt, occurring as natural deposits
any of various similar substances obtained by distilling certain organic substances so that they are incompletely carbonized
crude turpentine obtained as sap from pine trees Related adjective: piceous

verb

(tr) to apply pitch to (something)

Word Origin for pitch

Old English pic, from Latin pix

Scientific definitions for pitching

pitch
[ pĭch ]

A thick, tarlike substance obtained by distilling coal tar, used for roofing, waterproofing, and paving.
Any of various natural bitumens, such as asphalt, having similar uses.
A resin derived from the sap of a cone-bearing tree, such as a pine.

Idioms and Phrases with pitching

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