[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pitch \pitch\, n. oe. pich, as. pic, l. pix; akin to gr. ?.
   1. a thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by
      boiling down tar. it is used in calking the seams of
      ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc.,
      to preserve them.
      1913 webster

            he that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
                                                  --ecclus.
                                                  xiii. 1.
      1913 webster

   2. geol. see pitchstone.
      1913 webster

   amboyna pitch, the resin of dammara australis. see
      kauri.

   burgundy pitch. see under burgundy.

   canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree
      abies canadensis; hemlock gum.

   jew's pitch, bitumen.

   mineral pitch. see bitumen and asphalt.

   pitch coal min., bituminous coal.

   pitch peat min., a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy
      luster.

   pitch pine bot., any one of several species of pine,
      yielding pitch, esp. the pinus rigida of north america.
      1913 webster
see also:
pitchstone amboyna pitch dammara australis kauri burgundy pitch burgundy 
canada pitch abies canadensis jew's pitch mineral pitch bitumen 
asphalt pitch coal pitch peat pitch pine pinus rigida 

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Pitch >> P Words
Pitch, definition of term: Pitch
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Pitch Circle >> P Words
Pitch Circle, definition of term: Pitch Circle
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Coal Scuttle >> C Words
Coal Scuttle, definition of term: Coal Scuttle
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Coal Gas, definition of term: Coal Gas
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Pitch In >> P Words
Pitch In, definition of term: Pitch In
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Pea Coal >> P Words
Pea Coal, definition of term: Pea Coal
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Concert Pitch >> C Words
Concert Pitch, definition of term: Concert Pitch
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