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noun

Pitch n.

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. "He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith."

(Geol.) See Pitchstone.

Amboyna pitch, the resin of Dammara australis. See Kauri.

Burgundy pitch. See under Burgundy.

Canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree (Abies Canadensis); hemlock gum.

Jew's pitch, bitumen.

Mineral pitch. See Bitumen and Asphalt.

Pitch coal (Min.), bituminous coal.

Pitch peat (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy luster.

Pitch pine (Bot.), any one of several species of pine, yielding pitch, esp. the Pinus rigida of North America.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pitch pine" Quotes from Famous Books

... purpose. This mill is constructed of two large flat wooden cylinders, formed like mill-stones, with channels or furrows cut therein, diverging in an oblique direction from the centre to the circumference, made of a heavy and exceedingly hard timber, called lightwood, which is the knots of the pitch pine. This is turned with the hand, like the common hand-mills. After the rice is thus cleared of the husks, it is again winnowed, when it is fit ...

— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom • P. L. Simmonds

... pine there are five needles to each cluster, in the pitch pine three, and in the Scotch pine two. The Austrian pine also has two needles to the cluster, but the difference in size and character of the needles will distinguish this ...

— Studies of Trees • Jacob Joshua Levison

... pitch pine, in rough or prepared for buildings, to be reduced to 9 shillings per ...

— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. • Benjamin Harrison

... shown as black—are connected together by a handsome staircase, which is carried up in the tower, and affords access to the various levels. The materials are red brick, with Bathstone dressings, and weather-tiling on the upper floors. Black walnut, pitch pine, and sequoias have been used in the staircase, and joiner's work to the principal rooms. The principal stoves are of Godstone stone only, no iron or metal work being used. The architects are Messrs. Wadmore & Baker, of 35 Great St. Helens, ...

— Scientific American Supplement No. 275 • Various