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Pitcher

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(I) A large vessel for holding liquids, derived through Fr. from Med. Lat. picarium; the Lat. variant bicarium, Gr. /37Kos, has given the Ger Becher, Eng. beaker. (2) One who "pitches," i.e. throws, casts, fixes; the liable of the player in the game of base-ball who pitches or delivers the ball to the striker.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Pitcher'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​p/pitcher.html. 1910.
 
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