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pitcher

17 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) pitcher (noun)
  2. 2) pitcher (noun)
  3. pitcher house (noun)
  4. pitcher molding (noun)
  5. pitcher plant (noun)
  6. pitcher-plant family (noun)
  7. pitcher sage (noun)
  8. Adam's pitcher (noun)
  9. Australian pitcher plant (noun)
  10. California pitcher plant (noun)
  11. Charley pitcher (noun)
  12. hooded pitcher plant (noun)
  13. Indian pitcher (noun)
  14. measuring pitcher (noun)
  15. relief pitcher (noun)
  16. spike-pitcher (noun)
  17. starting pitcher (noun)

1pitch·er

noun \ˈpi-chər\

Definition of PITCHER

1
: a container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or spout and a handle
2
: a modified leaf of a pitcher plant in which the hollowed petiole and base of the blade form an elongated receptacle
— pitch·er·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun

Origin of PITCHER

Middle English picher, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin bicarius drinking cup
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with PITCHER

hitcher, snitcher, stitcher, switcher

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