pitch-pines

  • 1pitch pine — UK / US noun Word forms pitch pine : singular pitch pine plural pitch pines 1) [countable] a type of North American pine tree that produces turpentine 2) [uncountable] the wood of a pitch pine …

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  • 2pitch pine — pitch′ pine n. any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained • Etymology: 1670–80, amer …

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  • 3pitch pine — ☆ pitch pine n. any of several resinous pines yielding pitch or turpentine, esp. a pine (Pinus rigida) of the E U.S …

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  • 4pitch — pitch1 pitchable, adj. /pich/, v.t. 1. to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position. 3. to throw, fling, hurl, or toss. 4. Baseball. a. to deliver or serve (the ball) to the… …

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  • 5pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …

  • 6pitch — I [[t]pɪtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like) 2) to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position 3) to throw, fling, hurl, or toss 4) spo baseball a) to deliver or serve (the ball) to the batter b) spo to… …

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  • 7Pitch Pine — Taxobox name = Pitch Pine status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Pinophyta classis = Pinopsida ordo = Pinales familia = Pinaceae genus = Pinus subgenus = Pinus species = P. rigida binomial = Pinus… …

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  • 8pitch pine — noun Date: 1676 1. any of several pines that yield pitch; especially a 3 leaved pine (Pinus rigida) of eastern North America 2. the wood of a pitch pine …

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  • 9pitch twig moth — noun Etymology: pitch (I) : a small largely reddish brown pitch moth (Petrova comstockiana) whose larvae attack various hard pines …

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  • 10pitch pine — any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained. [1670 80, Amer.] * * * …

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