pitch-pennyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtʃˌpɛni/, U.S.

/ˈpɪtʃˌpɛni/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch v.², penny n.

Etymology: < pitch v.² + penny n. Compare earlier pitch-and-toss n., pitch-farthing n., pitch-halfpenny at pitch v.² Phrases 2.

Originally U.S.

A game similar to pitch-and-toss, in which coins are pitched at a mark. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > pitch and toss, etc. > [noun]

vanning1606

pitch-and-chuck1688

pitch-and-hustle1688

chuck-farthing1699

hustle-cap1709

chuck1711

pitch-and-toss1721

pitch-farthing1737

pitch1745

chock1819

pinch1828

pitch-penny1830

chuck-hole1837

chuck-halfpenny1838

toss-halfpenny1848

three-up1851

chuck-button1863

toss-penny1874

toss and catch1904

1830 J. F. Watson Ann. Philadelphia 240 ‘Pitch-penny’..was frequent—to pitch at a white mark on the ground.

1877 E. S. Phelps Story of Avis 286 Calculating the distance..as he stood playing the game of human pitch-penny with the infant.

1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold xix. 262 The pirates of both crews were inveterate gamblers—at pitch-penny or with pebbles and shells or at a kind of mumbletypeg with their clasp-knives.

1969 P. A. Smith Folklore Austral. Railwaymen 22 We used to play Pitch Penny on a Saturday.

1999 J. Preece Good Beer Guide 1999 113/1 A pitch-penny game is concealed under a bench in the saloon bar.

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

单词	pitch-penny
释义	pitch-pennyn. Brit. /ˈpɪtʃˌpɛni/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌpɛni/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch v.², penny n. Etymology: < pitch v.² + penny n. Compare earlier pitch-and-toss n., pitch-farthing n., pitch-halfpenny at pitch v.² Phrases 2. Originally U.S. A game similar to pitch-and-toss, in which coins are pitched at a mark. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > pitch and toss, etc. > [noun] vanning1606 pitch-and-chuck1688 pitch-and-hustle1688 chuck-farthing1699 hustle-cap1709 chuck1711 pitch-and-toss1721 pitch-farthing1737 pitch1745 chock1819 pinch1828 pitch-penny1830 chuck-hole1837 chuck-halfpenny1838 toss-halfpenny1848 three-up1851 chuck-button1863 toss-penny1874 toss and catch1904 1830 J. F. Watson Ann. Philadelphia 240 ‘Pitch-penny’..was frequent—to pitch at a white mark on the ground. 1877 E. S. Phelps Story of Avis 286 Calculating the distance..as he stood playing the game of human pitch-penny with the infant. 1924 A. D. H. Smith Porto Bello Gold xix. 262 The pirates of both crews were inveterate gamblers—at pitch-penny or with pebbles and shells or at a kind of mumbletypeg with their clasp-knives. 1969 P. A. Smith Folklore Austral. Railwaymen 22 We used to play Pitch Penny on a Saturday. 1999 J. Preece Good Beer Guide 1999 113/1 A pitch-penny game is concealed under a bench in the saloon bar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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