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Pitcher vs Amphora - What's the difference?

pitcher | amphora |

As nouns the difference between pitcher and amphora

is that pitcher is one who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc or pitcher can be a wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle while amphora is .

pitcher

English

(Webster 1913)

Etymology 1

(wikipedia pitcher) (to throw, etc. ) + -er

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.
  • (baseball, softball), the player who delivers the ball to the batter.
  • (chiefly, US, colloquial) The top partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men.
  • (obsolete) A sort of crowbar for digging.
    • External links
    * (wikipedia "pitcher")

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) picher, from (etyl) pichier, . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
  • (botany) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See .
    • Derived terms
    * little pitchers have big ears
    External links
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    Anagrams

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    amphora

    English

    (wikipedia amphora)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (countable) A two handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oils.
  • One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
  • An at sign (@).

    • Derived terms

    * amphoric * (unit) amphora quadrantal, Roman amphora, Greek amphora, French amphora,

    See also

    * bottle * jug * pelike * stamnos English nouns with irregular plurals ----