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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Pitching

· Pitch·ing · IPA /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/
01 n. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.
  1. 1.
    The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.
  2. 2.
    The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.
  3. 3.
    A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.(Hydraul. Eng.)
Phrases & compounds
Pitching piece — the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.