pitch pinen.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃ pʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃ ˌpaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.¹, pine n.²

Etymology: < pitch n.¹ + pine n.² Compare early modern German pechtanne , German Pechtanne . Compare pitchwood n. at pitch n.¹ Compounds 2, earlier pitch tree n., and slightly later pitch n.¹ 2b.

Any of various coniferous trees from which pitch or turpentine can be obtained, or which yield very resinous wood; esp. either of the North American pines Pinus rigida and P. palustris. Also: the wood of any of these trees. Frequently attributive.

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hard pine1531

pitch tree1538

torch-tree1601

pitch pine1662

piceaster1664

pitch1674

pitch fir1726

swamp pine1851

1662 J. Winthrop Acct. making Tar & Pitch New Eng. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 99 Those pines..commonly called pitch-pines.

1676 in Essex Inst. Historical Coll. (1920) LVI. 306 4¾ acres of land..bounded by a pitch pine.

1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 89 Ever-Greens are here plentifully found, of a very quick Growth, and pleasant Shade; Cypress, or White Cedar, the Pitch Pine, the yellow Pine.

1736 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1885) XII. 150 Add to the South East Side Ten foot, to be built of Square Pitch Pine Timber.

1771 J. S. Copley Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) 138 The floor..should be Pitch Pine.

1863 P. Ruysdale Pilgrimage over Prairies II. 165 A watchful sentinel outside, who, by the light of a pitchpine torch, placed in the hut, could command my every movement.

a1866 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 30 The dense thicket of birchtrees, pitch-pines, sumach, and dwarf oaks,..in which Septimius lurked.

1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail 31 Pitch pine was largely used for fuel.

1906 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 212/1 He could tell a white pine (strobus) from a pitch pine (rigida) by just a cone and a bundle of needles,—one has five, the other three, to the bundle.

1977 Listener 3 Nov. 594/2 The church where so many Trelawnies lie under the pitchpine and the shiny tiles.

1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies (1991) iv. 209 A sweet-smelling sacred fire of resinous pitch pine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitch pine
释义	pitch pinen. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃ pʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃ ˌpaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.¹, pine n.² Etymology: < pitch n.¹ + pine n.² Compare early modern German pechtanne , German Pechtanne . Compare pitchwood n. at pitch n.¹ Compounds 2, earlier pitch tree n., and slightly later pitch n.¹ 2b. Any of various coniferous trees from which pitch or turpentine can be obtained, or which yield very resinous wood; esp. either of the North American pines Pinus rigida and P. palustris. Also: the wood of any of these trees. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > pines and allies > pitch-pines hard pine1531 pitch tree1538 torch-tree1601 pitch pine1662 piceaster1664 pitch1674 pitch fir1726 swamp pine1851 1662 J. Winthrop Acct. making Tar & Pitch New Eng. in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 99 Those pines..commonly called pitch-pines. 1676 in Essex Inst. Historical Coll. (1920) LVI. 306 4¾ acres of land..bounded by a pitch pine. 1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 89 Ever-Greens are here plentifully found, of a very quick Growth, and pleasant Shade; Cypress, or White Cedar, the Pitch Pine, the yellow Pine. 1736 in Rec. Early Hist. Boston (1885) XII. 150 Add to the South East Side Ten foot, to be built of Square Pitch Pine Timber. 1771 J. S. Copley Let. in Lett. & Papers Copley & Pelham (Mass. Hist. Soc.) 138 The floor..should be Pitch Pine. 1863 P. Ruysdale Pilgrimage over Prairies II. 165 A watchful sentinel outside, who, by the light of a pitchpine torch, placed in the hut, could command my every movement. a1866 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 30 The dense thicket of birchtrees, pitch-pines, sumach, and dwarf oaks,..in which Septimius lurked. 1887 C. B. George 40 Years on Rail 31 Pitch pine was largely used for fuel. 1906 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 212/1 He could tell a white pine (strobus) from a pitch pine (rigida) by just a cone and a bundle of needles,—one has five, the other three, to the bundle. 1977 Listener 3 Nov. 594/2 The church where so many Trelawnies lie under the pitchpine and the shiny tiles. 1990 V. S. Naipaul India: Million Mutinies (1991) iv. 209 A sweet-smelling sacred fire of resinous pitch pine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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