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Waterpot vs Pitcher - What's the difference?

waterpot | pitcher |

As nouns the difference between waterpot and pitcher

is that waterpot is a pot or jug for holding water while pitcher is one who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.

waterpot

English

Alternative forms

* water-pot

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pot or jug for holding water.

    • Anagrams

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    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
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