Pitching

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Pitch.

II. Pitching ·noun The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.

III. Pitching ·noun A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

IV. Pitching ·noun The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.