pitch-cappingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃkapɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃˌkæpɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch-cap v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pitch-cap v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier capping n.

The action of torturing a person with a pitch cap; an instance of this.

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1834 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. in Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 264/1 Even, under color of martial law, to inflict croppings, and pitch cappings, half hangings, and the torture of ‘picketings.’

1888 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 290 The hangings, burnings, pitch-capping, banishment, and imprisonment to which she had subjected the Father Sheehys, Wm. Orrs..and others.

1980 F. Smyth Cause of Death vi. 114 In Ireland the ‘pitchcapping’ of criminals and political rebels—coating the scalp with molten pitch to leave a permanent, terrible scar—was carried on spasmodically until the 1850s.

1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. 15 The pitch-cappings, the floggings, the house-burnings and the murders by yeomanry that took place before the rising.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitch-capping
释义	pitch-cappingn. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃkapɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌkæpɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch-cap v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pitch-cap v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier capping n. The action of torturing a person with a pitch cap; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1834 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. in Tait's Edinb. Mag. May 264/1 Even, under color of martial law, to inflict croppings, and pitch cappings, half hangings, and the torture of ‘picketings.’ 1888 N. Amer. Rev. Sept. 290 The hangings, burnings, pitch-capping, banishment, and imprisonment to which she had subjected the Father Sheehys, Wm. Orrs..and others. 1980 F. Smyth Cause of Death vi. 114 In Ireland the ‘pitchcapping’ of criminals and political rebels—coating the scalp with molten pitch to leave a permanent, terrible scar—was carried on spasmodically until the 1850s. 1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 19 Dec. 15 The pitch-cappings, the floggings, the house-burnings and the murders by yeomanry that took place before the rising. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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