Толковый словарь английского языка - pitcher
Pitcher
pitcher
I. noun Etymology: Middle English picher, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin bicarius drinking cup Date: 13th century a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle, a modified leaf of a ~ plant in which the hollowed petiole and base of the blade form an elongated receptacle, ~ful noun II. noun Date: circa 1722 one that pitches
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1. n. 1 a large usu. earthenware jug with a lip and a handle, for holding liquids. 2 a modified leaf in pitcher form. 3 (in pl.) broken pottery crushed and reused. Phrases and idioms pitcher-plant any of various plants, esp. of the family Nepenthaceae or Sarraceniaceae, with pitcher leaves that can hold liquids, trap insects, etc. Derivatives pitcherful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. OF pichier, pechier, f. Frank. 2. n. 1 a person or thing that pitches. 2 Baseball a player who delivers the ball to the batter. 3 a stone used for paving. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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