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pitchedadj.1 Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch v.2, -ed suffix1; pitch n.1, -ed suffix2. Etymology: Partly < pitch v.2 + -ed suffix1, and partly < pitch n.1 + -ed suffix2. society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > mineral material > mineral and fossil resins > [adjective] > of the nature of bitumen or pitch > full of or covered with α. tr. Palladius (Duke Humfrey) (1896) iii. 809 (MED) His peris wol he trie; Then inte a picced [v.r. pitched] potte he wol hem glene. c1450 Practica Phisicalia John of Burgundy in H. Schöffler (1919) 219 (MED) Do þer-on occirecrosiun, as þou woldyst make a pychyd cloth. 1581 W. Averell l. 1801 The Ioyner comes at last: With pitched Chest, most closely framde, the water for to cast. 1600 T. Nashe Summer's Last Will in W. C. Hazlitt (1874) VIII. 46 Their gargarisms, clysters, and pitch'd-cloths. 1678 R. L'Estrange tr. Of Happy Life xiii. 171 in (1679) Pitch'd Bags to burn us in, and a thousand other Exquisite Inventions of Cruelty. a1742 T. Story (1747) 94 (note) Many were..inhumanly beat and whipped with knotted Cords and pitch'd Ropes. 1751 E. Synge 17 May (1996) 271 A scald head, for which a pitch'd cap is apply'd. 1752 G. A. Stevens ii. 88 Now grizly Night, thy pitch'd Tarpaulin spread, Black as the sooty Chimney-sweeper's Sack. 1770 G. Cartwright 21 Sept. (1792) I. 37 We laid a coat of pitched paper upon the roof of the house, and a second covering of boards upon the paper. 1855 E. B. O'Callaghan v. xi. 348 A pitched rope, some four inches thick, was placed in the hands of a sturdy negro, who beat the unfortunate man. 1875 C. Merivale lix. 472 He condemned them to be burnt, wrapped in pitched cloth, in his own gardens. 1952 K. H. Dunshee iv. 145 A man named Robert Hodgson, was led at a cart tail with his arms pinioned, then beaten with a pitched rope until he fell. 1987 M. Ondaatje Bridge in L. Hutcheon & M. Richmond (1990) 181 In winter, snow removes the scent of tar, the scent of pitched cut wood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). pitchedadj.2 Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch v.2, -ed suffix1; pitch n.2, -ed suffix2. Etymology: < pitch v.2 + -ed suffix1. In senses 4 and 6 partly also < pitch n.2 + -ed suffix2.With sense 6 compare earlier overpitched adj.1 1. the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fastening > condition of being fast bound or firmly fixed > [adjective] > in position > in the ground or a surface 1549 W. Baldwin vi. §liv. sig. k. iv In her are pitched tentes, With souldiers full armed to fyght Agaynst all false intentes. 1598 Bp. J. Hall v. iii. 74 I see thy pitched stakes do stand On thy incroched peece of common land. 1599 T. Moffett 45 Sisyphian soules, bewitched multipliers, Surcease to pitch this neuer pitched stone. 1615 R. Brathwait 146 Tyed was she fast vnto a pitched stake. 1723 H. Rowlands vii. 47 These Altars of Stone..were huge broad flattish Stones mounted up and laid flat upon other erect ones, and leaning, with a little declivity in some places, on those pitch'd Supporters. 1876 16 Mar. 10/3 Had he..trusted to bivouac instead of to a pitched camp, he would have had one of the most brilliant successes of the war. 1887 Feb. 349 A hastily pitched tent, and fire enough to make a cup of tea, are all we have time for to-night. 1914 H. James vi. 175 If a fugitive or a shy straggler from the pitched camp did turn up it was under cover of night. 1997 L. Fiset tr. I. Matsushita in vii. 178 There we saw a pitched tent and two large picnic tables and a stream trickling nearby. society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > paving and road-building > [adjective] > paved > in specific way 1611 T. Coryate sig. E5 A plaine pitched walke subdio, that is vnder the open ayre. 1696 No. 3175/4 To be Let a good large Inn,..with a large pitch'd Court. 1835 C. Penfold Pract. Treat. Roads 8 in (Libr. Useful Knowl.) (1840) III One party contending that a pitched foundation is necessary to make a substantial and good road. 1890 16 May 7/1 Maintenance..of footways at the sides of main roads..whether such footways were flagged, pitched, asphalted, gravelled, or otherwise constructed, as well as of pitched crossings over those roads. 1987 6/3 If you can imagine a dry-stone wall 5ft high laid flat on the ground like a pavement that would be a pitched path. 2000 (Nexis) 27 Oct. 7 A metre of stone-pitched path costs around £100 and the average cost per metre of path repair is around £35. society > armed hostility > armed encounter > [adjective] > types of armed encounter 1569 R. Grafton II. 503 To the entent to geue him battaile in a pitched field, and so to make a finall ende of his intended conquest. 1627 H. Peacham (rev. ed.) (title page) A description of the order of a Maine Battaile or Pitched Field. 1655 W. Gouge & T. Gouge (xi. 32) iii. 190 [David] was never put to flight in any pitcht-battle. 1714 J. Ayliffe I. i. iv. 148 They decided their Quarrels in a pitch'd Battle, wherein many were killed and wounded on both sides. 1757 M. Postlethwayt vii. 183 In a hasty Expedition, and a pitched Field, the Matter was decided by Courage. 1830 W. Scott x. 396 That magic flag, which has been victorious in two pitched fields. 1867 E. A. Freeman I. ii 47 In this year..nine pitched battles..were fought with the heathens. 1910 I. 94/2 This time the Abyssinians were more successful, and beat the rebels in a pitched fight. 1994 25 Nov. a8/3 By devolving power to the states Republicans would avoid a pitched welfare battle they probably can't win. 1996 Feb. 71/2 Eastenders and Fascists fought pitched battles on the streets of London. 2001 (Nexis) 6 Dec. 4 The bill..was always going to put the Government into pitched warfare with the news media. the world > movement > impelling or driving > projecting through space or throwing > [adjective] > thrown > so as to fall on a particular place society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > bowled 1581 J. Studley tr. Seneca Hercules Oetæus iii, in T. Newton et al. tr. Seneca f. 201 Euen as the pitched dart of Gete with pith doth score the skyes,..So swift he mounted vp to heauen. 1843 ‘Wykhamist’ 15 The ‘Tice’, which may be described as a short pitched full-pitch..is one of the most destructive Balls that can be bowled. 1871 Aug. 290 He bowled a very great number of long hops, and a considerable number of pitched-up balls to the leg stump. 1904 12 May 7/3 Both batsmen scored fairly regularly in front of the wicket by driving any over-pitched ball. 1910 J. Evers xi. 168 A pitched ball will travel from the pitcher's slab 68 feet to the catcher's glove..in seven-eights of a second. 1961 J. S. Salak 379 Sailer (baseball), a pitched fast ball that takes off, that is, sails. 1989 A. Dillard i. 21 The big yellow planet spun toward it like a pitched ball and passed beside it, low and outside. 4. With modifying word. See also high-pitched adj., low-pitched adj.the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping 1594 W. Shakespeare sig. B2 His high picht thoughts. 1615 G. Sandys 119 Yet are the roofes high pitcht. 1641 J. Milton 55 Poore and low pitch't desires. 1647 T. Middleton ii. i. 154 I hate you all for't, And rather praise his high pitch'd fortitude. 1793 (ed. 2) 4 8 A small deep-pitched, double-breasted plough. 1843 G. P. R. James I. ii. 8 One of the tables in the low-pitched parlour. 1954 W. E. Kelsey i. 16 Shoulder planes..are metal rebate planes with a narrow mouth and a low-pitched cutter. 1991 C. Dexter v. 21 The figure of Apollo, right arm raised and seated..at the apex of the low-pitched pediment. the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > [adjective] > pitch society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [adjective] 1597 G. Markham tr. G. Pétau de Maulette 13 So would I rayse my thoughts, and so far straine My high-pitcht notes to make the world resound. 1748 J. Mason 7 Children generally get a Habit of reading in a high-pitched Key, or a uniform elevated Voice, without any Regard to Emphasis. 1880 ‘V. Lee’ iv. iii. 169 A natural law of music makes the highest pitched voice invariably the most important. 1891 June 64/1 The few spectators..summoned out from the cabins by the sound of galloping horses and the loud-pitched talk. 1943 B. Robertson xi. 141 Often it gives our hymns a minor-pitched tonal effect. 1976 D. Munrow ix. 87/2 If such a deep-pitched consort existed what did it play, since consort repertoire descending to G′ is conspicuously lacking? 2003 (Nexis) 16 Oct. b3 A medium-pitched growl resonating from the chest indicates the dog is prepared to do battle. the mind > will > decision > resolution or determination > [adjective] 1642 H. More sig. L6v My pitched end Was for to prove the immortalitie Of humane souls. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > [adjective] > type of roof 1773 202 It will be for the interest of the Company to erect all their public buildings entirely of brick, and their cantonments with brick pitched roofs. 1786 J. Norman x. 14/1 To framing brick house roofs with a flat on the top 8s per square; and if pitched roof 7s per square. 1845 15 238 Most of the houses which have been constructed since 1825 have pitched roofs, and are covered with slate or shingle. 1893 J. Smeaton iv. 86 Snow boards should always be laid in the trough gutters when running between pitched roofs. 1939 (Federal Writers' Project) 253 A two-story brick building with pitched slate roof and white-painted woodwork. 2000 Feb. 61/2 The flashing, suitable for flat and pitched roofs, is acrylic capped ABS and has a minimum 10 year guarantee. society > trade and finance > trading place > market > [noun] > other types of market 1805 8 Apr. 4/1 The growing consequence of the ancient pitched market of Staines, now lately revived, and from its central situation promising to take the lead of every adjoining market. 1811 T. Davis (new ed.) 266 Pitched Markets, where the corn is exposed for sale as in Salisbury, Devizes, and Warminster, and not sold by sample. 1839 XIV. 424 When the whole bulk of the articles to be sold is brought into the market.., the market is called a pitched market; when only a small portion is brought..it is called a sample market. 1998 N. Rogers ii. 67 A ‘pitched’ market represented an intermediary stage between the traditional open market and the full sample market. At such a market the bulk of grain was delivered to local granaries or inns, but some sacks were ‘pitched’ at the open market so that poor consumers could buy small quantities of grain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  adj.1?1440 adj.21549 |
