Meaning

noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching

noun an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

noun the quantity contained in a pitcher

originFrom Middle English picher, from Old French pichier, pechier (“small jug”), bichier (compare modern French pichet), from Late Latin or Medieval Latin pīcārium, alteration of bīcārium, itself possibly from bacarium, bacar or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos). Doublet of beaker.

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