An Aboriginal container made of wood or bark, used for holding liquids or goods, or carrying a baby.
they all drink from the pitchi, including the boy
Example sentencesExamples
- They carefully pour the seed down into the larger pitchi at their feet.
- The great majority of the pitchis are of soft wood.
- There are still a few mouthfuls of water in the pitchi.
- She thrusts the pitchi under the arms and on to the lap of each one in turn.
- It is a snapshot of a man busy making a pitchi.
- She placed fruits and nuts in the pitchis.
- The lead was taken by the widow carrying a wooden pitchi.
- They gathered the grubs, cooked them, and placed them in a small wooden pitchi.
- The concavity is of considerable depth and renders the pitchi useful for carrying water in.
- They used a hardwood pitchi of very symmetrical form.