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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 See also:

VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel for holding liquids, derived through Fr. from Med . See also:

Lat. picarium; the Lat. variant bicarium, Gr . 15''EKOS, has given the Ger See also:

BECHER, JOHANN JOACHIM (1635-1682)

Becher, Eng. See also:

BEAKER (Scottish bicker, Lat. bicarium, Ger. Becher, a drinking-bowl)

beaker (q.v.) . (2) One who " pitches," i.e. throws, casts, fixes; the name of the player in the See also:

GAME

game of See also:

BASE

base-See also:

ball who pitches or delivers the ball to the striker .

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