Pitcher

  • 81pitcher — I pitch•er [[t]ˈpɪtʃ ər[/t]] n. 1) a container, usu. with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids 2) bot a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME picher < OF pichier < ML… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 82pitcher — see BEAKER …

    Word origins

  • 83pitcher —  n.m. Au baseball, joueur qui lance la balle …

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  • 84American pitcher plants — Pitcher Pitch er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. {Beaker}.] 1. A wide mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 85Australian pitcher plant — Pitcher Pitch er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. {Beaker}.] 1. A wide mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with …

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  • 86California pitcher plant — Pitcher Pitch er, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. {Beaker}.] 1. A wide mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with …

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  • 87pitcher-pitcher — /ˈpɪtʃə ˌpɪtʃə/ (say pichuh .pichuh) noun Aboriginal English a cinema. Also, pitchers. {from pictures (see picture def. 19) with reduplication for plural} …

  • 88Pitcher,Molly — Pitch·er (pĭchʹər), Molly. See McCauley, Mary Ludwig Hays. * * * …

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  • 89Pitcher's Court —    At the eastern end of Moorgate Street Buildings, with a passage into Little Bell Alley. In Coleman Street Ward (O.S. 1880).    First mention: Strype, 1720.    Other name: Pitches Court (Horwood, 1799).    Removed for the formation of Copthall… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 90pitcher's elbow — pitch·er s elbow pich ərz n pain and disability associated with the tearing of tendons from their attachment on the epicondyle of the humerus often with involvement of tissues within and around the elbow …

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