Pitcher



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 有柄水罐
• ［英］ n. 有柄水罐 ( a container for liquids)
• ［记］ 分割记忆:pitch-er;
• ［同］ adj. pitcherful

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English picher, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin bicarius drinking cup
• Date: 13th century
• 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
• ? pitcherful noun

II. noun

• Date: circa 1722
• one that pitches; specifically the player who pitches in a game of baseball

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