pitchering
noun
English regional ( northern, especially Yorkshire ). Money with which to buy beer, demanded from a man seen out courting (also in plural). Also: the custom of demanding such money, practised especially as a means of sanctioning the relationship in the local community. Compare pitcher. Now historical.
Origin
Early 19th century (in an earlier sense). From pitcher + -ing.
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