J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

Pitch

Definition of pitch (n)

1: a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars
2: any of various bituminous substances
3: resin obtained from various conifers and often used medicinally
4: any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches

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