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PITCHER

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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 663 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PITCHER  . (1) A large

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vessel for holding liquids, derived through Fr. from Med .
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Lat. picarium; the Lat. variant bicarium, Gr . 15''EKOS, has given the Ger
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Becher, Eng.
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beaker (q.v.) . (2) One who " pitches," i.e. throws, casts, fixes; the name of the player in the
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game of
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base-
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ball who pitches or delivers the ball to the striker .

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