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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}. pitch |
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