| 单词 | pitching stone |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspitching stone pitching stone n. a stone used for pitching a road, path, etc. (see sense 8). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > stone or rock > [noun] > stone as material for paving > a paving stone > for specific use channel stone1460 pitching stone1822 1822 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 112 193 The upper portions of pitching stones in the street become rounded and polished, whilst their lower parts retain the exact form and angles which they possessed when first laid down. 1877 Manufacturer & Builder Sept. 203/3 The weight consisted of a pile of granite pitching stones, which were gradually loaded on the remnant of the floor until it broke down. 1952 Times 28 Mar. 3/3 This [new system] substitutes mechanical operations for expensive ‘pitching’ by hand and enables local stone to be used instead of special pitching stone. < as lemmas |
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