pitcher
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the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit "he has played every position except pitcher","they have a southpaw on the mound" -
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an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring -
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(baseball) the person who does the pitching "our pitcher has a sore arm" -
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(botany) a leaf that that is modified in such a way as to resemble a pitcher or ewer -
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the quantity contained in a pitcher
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A sort of crowbar for digging. -
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(Bot) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. -
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A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. -
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One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically Baseball, the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.
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One who pitches, In ball-games, the player who serves the ball to the batsman. See base-ball -
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In coal-mining, one who attends to loading at the shaft or other place of loading. -
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A vessel with an open spout and generally with a handle, used for holding water, milk, or other liquid. -
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In botany, a specially adapted tubular or cupshaped modification of the leaf of certain plants, particularly of the genera Nepenthes and Sarracenia; an ascidium. See ascidium, pitcherplant, Nepenthes, and Sarracenia.
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pich′ėr a vessel for holding water, &c
Little pitchers have big ears - (USA) This means that children hear more and understand the world around them better than many adults realize.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehhāri,; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker,. Cf. Beaker
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. picher—Low L. picarium, a goblet—Gr. bīkos, a wine-vessel, an Eastern word.
Former Phillies pitcher Don Carman on dealing. naplesnews.com
Former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Don Carman gives his advice to young players for dealing with the media. naplesnews.com
NAPLES — "Nobody promised you easy," Former major-league pitcher Don Carman told members of the Juan Romero Baseball Camp gathered in the bleachers of Fleischmann Park on Friday. naplesnews.com
Aaron Crow, pitcher for the independent Fort Worth Cats. post-gazette.com
Pitchers twirl three more shutouts. forestlaketimes.com
0 Peter Bourjos hits a home run off Minnesota pitcher Scott Baker back in August. latimes.com
White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle admitted it was a working vacation. espn.go.com
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Homer Bailey long tosses during a workout Monday in Cincinnati. hotsr.com
San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, right, speaks to Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey before Game 1 of the National League division baseball series in San Francisco, Saturday, Oct 6, 2012. knoxnews.com
ARLINGTON — Yu Darvish is on stage in the bowels of the ballpark as a battery of cameras lovingly clicks away, capturing the essence of the pitcher sitting behind a table at a news conference. dallasnews.com
The baseball players union warned its members yesterday to be "extremely reluctant" to use products containing ephedra , the substance linked to the death of Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler 18 days ago. nytimes.com
FORT LAUDERDALE — The baseball players' association encouraged players not to use products with ephedra , the herbal supplement linked to the death of Baltimore pitcher Steve Bechler. usatoday.com
Justin Verlander is essentially the 'perfect' pitcher. macombdaily.com
Giants pitchers excel at 'stealing' strikes. espn.go.com
With the emergence of Valdespin, don't be surprised to see Murphy moved in a deal for a pitcher in the off season. blog.nj.com
Also, for purposes of illustration, suppose that there are only two players who know how to pitch and that a team without a pitcher always loses.
Random-Turn Hex and other selection games
In the alternating turn game, a captain can always wait to select a pitcher until just after the other captain selects a pitcher.
Random-Turn Hex and other selection games
In the random-turn game, the captains must try to select the pitchers in the opening moves, and there is an even chance the pitchers will end up on the same team.
Random-Turn Hex and other selection games
In general, the coefficien ts E (ωn) are independent of each other only in the limit of large T, i.e < E (ωn )E (ωm )∗ >= 0 for n 6= m (Root & Pitcher 1955).
On the theory of astronomical maser. I. Statistics of maser radiation
Therefore the coefficients E (ωn ) are Gaussian random variables and independent even for finit e values of the interval T (Goldman 1953, Rice 1944, Root & Pitcher 1955).
On the theory of astronomical maser. I. Statistics of maser radiation
It's like the pitcher and catcher of a baseball battery. "The Radio Boys at the Sending Station" by
The best pitcher in the world has his off days, and the best pitcher in the world may occasionally be pounded, as Slim Cooney was hit that day. "Baseball Joe in the Big League" by
Where am I to get a fresh pitcher instead of this one that you have broken with your foolish tricks? "The Olive Fairy Book" by
Return this water to pitcher. "The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)" by
The head is held above the pitcher, a towel covering both the head and pitcher to retain the vapor. "The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)" by
It was Willard's allotted duty each day to fill a large pitcher from its crystal treasures for use at meals. "Sword and Pen" by
I was the house boy, one day, and at dinner time he sent me to the well to get a cool pitcher of water. "Shadow and Light" by
Captain D. Le G. Pitcher, of No. "The War in the Air; Vol. 1" by
Toinette stood, pitcher in hand, beside the well. "The Children's Book of Christmas Stories" by
Miss Fortune took the pitcher and went into the pantry. "The Wide, Wide World" by
I thought to bear the pitcher high;
Upon the shining stones of guilt
I slipped, and there the potsherds lie!
Wait till the warmth of the blood be sped?
Till the pitcher break or the dead days dreary
Hold but the wraith of a dream that’s fled?
I shall drop the brown pitcher if you let go;
The long? roof is murmuring like a sea-shell,
And the shadows are shuddering to and fro."
And walked in the castle hall,
Where the porch through the western turret led
She met with her handmaid small.
"What aileth thee, Margaret?" the lady said,
"Hast let thy pitcher fall?
The whole thing started with a naggin' tooth.
Now I am famis; an', to tell the truth -
Well, I dunno -
I'd 'ardly like to bet yeh that I don't
Git arst to act in pitchers - but I won't.
And Fate, though fickle, often gives another chance to men;
And Casey smiled; his rugged face no longer wore a frown-
The pitcher who had started all the trouble came to town.