pitch-farthingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃfɑːðɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃˌfɑrðɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch v.², farthing n.

Etymology: < pitch v.² + farthing n. Compare earlier chuck-farthing n. and slightly later pitch n.² 6a.

Now historical.

= chuck-farthing n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > pitch and toss, etc. > [noun]

vanning1606

pitch-and-chuck1688

pitch-and-hustle1688

chuck-farthing1699

hustle-cap1709

chuck1711

pitch-and-toss1721

pitch-farthing1737

pitch1745

chock1819

pinch1828

pitch-penny1830

chuck-hole1837

chuck-halfpenny1838

toss-halfpenny1848

three-up1851

chuck-button1863

toss-penny1874

toss and catch1904

1737 Proc. Session of Peace London & Middlesex 146/1 I saw Sylvester sitting upon a Bench, smoaking a Pipe; Powell was at Pitch-farthing.

1742 Ld. Chesterfield Lett. (1932) (modernized text) II. 523 Your various occupations of Greek and cricket, Latin and pitch-farthing.

1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. iii. 56 A group of half-grown lads were playing at pitch-farthing.

1868 Times 21 May 6/3 The sole purpose of the measure appeared to be to prevent the game vulgarly called ‘pitch-farthing’, and it did not deal with tipcat, card-sharping, or other games, nor with the general question of street obstructions.

1890 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 53 475 Well, it is not a very improbable event—say about as unlikely as throwing heads at pitch-farthing six times running.

1963 M. P. Mack Jeremy Bentham i. i. 42 Cricket was even then the centre of school life. He was no better at less strenuous favourites like pitch-farthing, taw, and hide-and-seek.

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

单词	pitch-farthing
释义	pitch-farthingn. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃfɑːðɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌfɑrðɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch v.², farthing n. Etymology: < pitch v.² + farthing n. Compare earlier chuck-farthing n. and slightly later pitch n.² 6a. Now historical. = chuck-farthing n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > pitch and toss, etc. > [noun] vanning1606 pitch-and-chuck1688 pitch-and-hustle1688 chuck-farthing1699 hustle-cap1709 chuck1711 pitch-and-toss1721 pitch-farthing1737 pitch1745 chock1819 pinch1828 pitch-penny1830 chuck-hole1837 chuck-halfpenny1838 toss-halfpenny1848 three-up1851 chuck-button1863 toss-penny1874 toss and catch1904 1737 Proc. Session of Peace London & Middlesex 146/1 I saw Sylvester sitting upon a Bench, smoaking a Pipe; Powell was at Pitch-farthing. 1742 Ld. Chesterfield Lett. (1932) (modernized text) II. 523 Your various occupations of Greek and cricket, Latin and pitch-farthing. 1861 T. Hughes Tom Brown at Oxf. II. iii. 56 A group of half-grown lads were playing at pitch-farthing. 1868 Times 21 May 6/3 The sole purpose of the measure appeared to be to prevent the game vulgarly called ‘pitch-farthing’, and it did not deal with tipcat, card-sharping, or other games, nor with the general question of street obstructions. 1890 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 53 475 Well, it is not a very improbable event—say about as unlikely as throwing heads at pitch-farthing six times running. 1963 M. P. Mack Jeremy Bentham i. i. 42 Cricket was even then the centre of school life. He was no better at less strenuous favourites like pitch-farthing, taw, and hide-and-seek. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1737
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