Webster 1828 · headword: pitch
View source image ↗To light, settle, or come to rest; to fix one's choice; in Genesis 31, to encamp or set a tent.
KJV WORD
pitched
COMBINED MEANING
Meaning of pitched
Set; planted; fixed; thrown headlong; set in array; smeared with pitch.
Reviewed KJV-relevant meaningMeaning drawn from:
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WORD FAMILY
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Root: pitch
Two historical words: resin used for sealing, and the action of setting, fixing, placing, or encamping.
HISTORICAL DEFINITIONS
Approved source definitions
Webster 1828 · headword: pitch
View source image ↗To throw or thrust; hence, to fix, plant, or set, as to pitch a tent; also to smear or coat with pitch.
Webster 1828 · headword: pitch
View source image ↗A thick tenacious resinous substance; the resin of pine or turpentine, thickened and used in calking and coating.
RELATED CONCEPTS
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- Two historical words: resin used for sealing, and the action of setting, fixing, placing, or encamping.
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