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noun

Pitch n.

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. "He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith."

(Geol.) See Pitchstone.

Amboyna pitch, the resin of Dammara australis. See Kauri.

Burgundy pitch. See under Burgundy.

Canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree (Abies Canadensis); hemlock gum.

Jew's pitch, bitumen.

Mineral pitch. See Bitumen and Asphalt.

Pitch coal (Min.), bituminous coal.

Pitch peat (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy luster.

Pitch pine (Bot.), any one of several species of pine, yielding pitch, esp. the Pinus rigida of North America.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Pitch pine" Quotes from Famous Books

... hundred and fifty yards wide. To the southeast were mountains of moderate height, the nearest about two miles off, but the whole chain ranging to the east, south, and southwest, as far as the eye could reach. Their summits were crowned with extensive tracts of pitch pine, checkered with small patches of the quivering aspen. Lower down were thick forests of firs and red cedars, growing out in many places from the very fissures of the rocks. The mountains were broken and precipitous, with huge bluffs protruding from ...

— Astoria - Or, Anecdotes Of An Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains • Washington Irving

... walls with brown stencilings; in the roof, bare beams of pitch pine, stained and varnished; north and south, clear glass windows shedding a greenish light; one brilliant stained-glass window above the altar ...

— The Combined Maze • May Sinclair

... shown as black—are connected together by a handsome staircase, which is carried up in the tower, and affords access to the various levels. The materials are red brick, with Bathstone dressings, and weather-tiling on the upper floors. Black walnut, pitch pine, and sequoias have been used in the staircase, and joiner's work to the principal rooms. The principal stoves are of Godstone stone only, no iron or metal work being used. The architects are Messrs. Wadmore & Baker, of 35 Great St. Helens, ...

— Scientific American Supplement No. 275 • Various

... the top part, which is most exposed to the wind, is much smaller and more pliable than the part next the bottom. The gum, or resinous covering, of the buds protects them from injury by rain or snow. Some kinds of pine, such as the pitch pine, have a great abundance of gum and turpentine. Resin and pine tar are made chiefly from this species. Heat a piece of pine wood—a knot or root is best. The gum will be seen oozing out of the wood. Pine torches were much used in the early days ...

— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study • Ontario Ministry of Education

... pine there are five needles to each cluster, in the pitch pine three, and in the Scotch pine two. The Austrian pine also has two needles to the cluster, but the difference in size and character of the needles will distinguish this ...

— Studies of Trees • Jacob Joshua Levison