pitcher 1
— pitcherlike , adj.
/pich"euhr/ , n.
1. a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
2. Bot.
a. a pitcherlike modification of the leaf of certain plants.
b. an ascidium.
[ 1250-1300; ME picher pichier picarium, var. of BICARIUM BEAKER ]
pitcher 2
/pich"euhr/ , n.
1. a person who pitches.
2. Baseball. the player who throws the ball to the opposing batter.
3. Also called number seven iron . Golf. a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitching niblick.
4. sett (def. 1).
[ 1700-10; PITCH 1 + -ER 1 ]