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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pitching \Pitch"ing\, n.
1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild
pitching in baseball.
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2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of
stone. --Mayhew.
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3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to
prevent wear by tides or currents.
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{Pitching piece} (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting
the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which
the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
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