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Stand off, or begone. [Obs.] Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. Shak.

A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.

A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant, or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort (Utricularia).

Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated, leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or the Asphaltic Lake. It is found als…

To liken; to compare. [Obs.] Bribes may be assembled to pitch. Latimer.

Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to - shun, duke to ditch.

apable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object. The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life. Addison.

self; as, the automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.

aker's dozen, thirteen. -- Baker foot, a distorted foot. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. -- Baker's itch, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the irritating properties of yeast. -- Baker's salt, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used instead of soda, in making bread.

A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to deliver the ball. Balk line (Billiards), a line across a billiard table near one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table, parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game, called the balk line game…

A ditcher; a drain digger. [Prov. Eng.]

it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. Barber's itch. See under Itch.

An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil, lard, or other fatty substance.

To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. Shak.

A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall.

The pitcher and catcher together.

A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a parapet and the ditch.

all birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares. Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce A more tenacious mass of clammy juice. Dryden.

Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.

The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy; conjuration; magic.