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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 663 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PITCHER . (1) A large See also:

vessel for holding liquids, derived through Fr. from Med. See also:Lat. picarium; the Lat. variant bicarium, Gr. 15''EKOS, has given the Ger See also:Becher, Eng. See also:beaker (q.v.). (2) One who " pitches," i.e. throws, casts, fixes; the name of the player in the See also:game of See also:base-See also:ball who pitches or delivers the ball to the striker.

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