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单词 pitchable
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pitchableadj.

Brit. /ˈpɪtʃəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃəb(ə)l/
Forms: late Middle English pichabull, 1900s– pitchable.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitch v.2, -able suffix.
Etymology: < pitch v.2 + -able suffix. With quot. 1486 compare fixable adj.
rare before 20th cent.
Able to be pitched (in various senses); (in quot. 1486) = fitché adj.
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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > cross > [adjective] > with lower part pointed
figetive1486
fixable1486
fixily1486
pitchable1486
fitched1562
fitché1572
fitchy1763
1486 Blasyng of Armys sig. ciij v, in Bk. St. Albans A cros flurri fixabull..in iij. of his endys he is florishyng and in the foote pichabull or fixabull.
1939 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 21 Oct. 21/4 The 'plane is fitted with a 9-cylinder engine..with pitchable propellor.
1970 Amer. Speech 45 300 Lunch is a noonday occasion with doubtful company, and lunch is the pitchable food itself.
2003 PR Week (U.S.) (Nexis) 5 May 12 Many PR people say this makes teen-girl outlets very pitchable since they are constantly on the lookout for new products and trends.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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