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单词 pitch-cap
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Definition of pitch-cap in English:

pitch-cap

noun ˈpɪtʃkap
historical
  • A cap lined with hot pitch, especially one used as an instrument of torture by the military during the Irish rebellion of 1798.

verb ˈpɪtʃkap
historical
  • with object To torture (a person) with a pitch-cap.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From pitch + cap
early 19th century; earliest use found in Irish Magazine. From pitch-cap.

 
 

Definition of pitch-cap in US English:

pitch-cap

nounˈpɪtʃkap
historical
  • A cap lined with hot pitch, especially one used as an instrument of torture by the military during the Irish rebellion of 1798.

verbˈpɪtʃkap
historical
  • with object To torture (a person) with a pitch-cap.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From pitch + cap<br>early 19th century; earliest use found in Irish Magazine. From pitch-cap.

 
 
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