pitch-markn.¹

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃˌmɑrk/

Forms: see pitch n.¹ and mark n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.¹, mark n.¹

Etymology: < pitch n.¹ + mark n.¹ Compare slightly later pitch brand n.

A mark of ownership made with pitch upon livestock, esp. sheep.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > brand

pitch-mark?1523

pitch brand1545

print mark1656

brand1665

road brand1874

running brand1876

roadmark1881

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > marking of sheep > mark

earmarka1500

raddle-mark?1523

sheep-markc1534

sheep-brand1586

woolmark1603

bottea1642

pitch-mark1649

smota1672

smit1828

?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiiii Both eare marke, pyche marke, and radell marke [of sheep].

1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 118 Course Wooll, nippings, and Tarry Pitchmarkes, a little whereof, will doe an Acre of Land, there is great vertue in them.

1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep ii. v. 383 Others brand their Sheep with several large Pitch-Marks, partly to cause their Fleeces to weigh the heavier to the Buyer.

1778 Farmer's Mag. iii. 221 Another manure sometimes made use of is..pitch-marks of wool.

1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1057 If there be pitch-marks..they should also be clipped out.

1864 R. Jennings Sheep, Swine, & Poultry 69 Those who buy wool for combing and other light goods that do not need milling, wish to find length of staple, fineness of hair,..and not too many pitch-marks.

1933 Times 3 Aug. 8/6 Identification [of sheep] is helped by various raddle marks and pitch marks, but earmarks take precedence.

1948 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 28 41 If two or three parties had the same stamp, the pitch marks were made on different parts of the beasts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† pitch-markv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pitch-mark n.¹

Etymology: < pitch-mark n.¹ Compare earlier pitch brand v.

Obsolete.

transitive. To mark (livestock) with pitch, as a sign of ownership.

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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > brand or mark

pitch1577

brand1587

pitch brand1593

pitch-mark1653

firebrand1673

print1708

1653 Perfect Diurnall No. 160. 2412 (advt.) Two troting Geldings stoln... One of them black, about 14 hand high, 9 yeers old,..pitch marked on the shoulder with W and A atop.

1682 London Mercury 18–21 July 2/2 75 Sheep..pitch-mark'd with M. S and 6 more, pitch-mark'd with O.

1688 London Gaz. No. 2377/4 She has been Pitch mark'd in several places with a Horse shoe, and a Tarr'd P. on her Rump.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	pitch-mark
释义	pitch-markn.¹ Brit. /ˈpɪtʃmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌmɑrk/ Forms: see pitch n.¹ and mark n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.¹, mark n.¹ Etymology: < pitch n.¹ + mark n.¹ Compare slightly later pitch brand n. A mark of ownership made with pitch upon livestock, esp. sheep. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [noun] > branding or marking > brand pitch-mark?1523 pitch brand1545 print mark1656 brand1665 road brand1874 running brand1876 roadmark1881 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > sheep-farming > [noun] > marking of sheep > mark earmarka1500 raddle-mark?1523 sheep-markc1534 sheep-brand1586 woolmark1603 bottea1642 pitch-mark1649 smota1672 smit1828 ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xxiiii Both eare marke, pyche marke, and radell marke [of sheep]. 1649 W. Blith Eng. Improver 118 Course Wooll, nippings, and Tarry Pitchmarkes, a little whereof, will doe an Acre of Land, there is great vertue in them. 1749 W. Ellis Compl. Syst. Improvem. Sheep ii. v. 383 Others brand their Sheep with several large Pitch-Marks, partly to cause their Fleeces to weigh the heavier to the Buyer. 1778 Farmer's Mag. iii. 221 Another manure sometimes made use of is..pitch-marks of wool. 1805 R. W. Dickson Pract. Agric. II. 1057 If there be pitch-marks..they should also be clipped out. 1864 R. Jennings Sheep, Swine, & Poultry 69 Those who buy wool for combing and other light goods that do not need milling, wish to find length of staple, fineness of hair,..and not too many pitch-marks. 1933 Times 3 Aug. 8/6 Identification [of sheep] is helped by various raddle marks and pitch marks, but earmarks take precedence. 1948 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 28 41 If two or three parties had the same stamp, the pitch marks were made on different parts of the beasts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † pitch-markv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pitch-mark n.¹ Etymology: < pitch-mark n.¹ Compare earlier pitch brand v. Obsolete. transitive. To mark (livestock) with pitch, as a sign of ownership. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > brand or mark pitch1577 brand1587 pitch brand1593 pitch-mark1653 firebrand1673 print1708 1653 Perfect Diurnall No. 160. 2412 (advt.) Two troting Geldings stoln... One of them black, about 14 hand high, 9 yeers old,..pitch marked on the shoulder with W and A atop. 1682 London Mercury 18–21 July 2/2 75 Sheep..pitch-mark'd with M. S and 6 more, pitch-mark'd with O. 1688 London Gaz. No. 2377/4 She has been Pitch mark'd in several places with a Horse shoe, and a Tarr'd P. on her Rump. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.¹?1523v.1653
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pitch-markn.1

† pitch-markv.

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