† pitcher and tossern.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitcher n.², and conj.¹, tosser n.

Etymology: < pitcher n.² + and conj.¹ + tosser n., after pitch-and-toss n. Compare pitch-and-toss v.

Obsolete.

A person who plays pitch-and-toss.

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

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pitcher and tosser1874

1874 N. B. Wolfe Startling Facts Mod. Spiritualism iv. 64 If there were but two buttons left, after a hard contest with a more skilled ‘pitcher and tosser’ than myself, in due course of time the despoiled garment would find its way into ‘drawer number three’..with all the buttons intact for use on Sunday morning.

1883 G. H. Boughton in Harper's Mag. Apr. 692/1 The pitchers and tossers allow for you and a rational amount of headway.

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

单词	pitcher and tosser
释义	† pitcher and tossern. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitcher n.², and conj.¹, tosser n. Etymology: < pitcher n.² + and conj.¹ + tosser n., after pitch-and-toss n. Compare pitch-and-toss v. Obsolete. A person who plays pitch-and-toss. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > pitch and toss, etc. > [noun] > player magflyer1869 pitcher and tosser1874 1874 N. B. Wolfe Startling Facts Mod. Spiritualism iv. 64 If there were but two buttons left, after a hard contest with a more skilled ‘pitcher and tosser’ than myself, in due course of time the despoiled garment would find its way into ‘drawer number three’..with all the buttons intact for use on Sunday morning. 1883 G. H. Boughton in Harper's Mag. Apr. 692/1 The pitchers and tossers allow for you and a rational amount of headway. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1874
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