Pitching Pence - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Pitching-pence, money (commonly a penny) paid for pitching or setting down every bag of corn or pack of goods in a fair or market, Jac. Law Dict....
Pitch
Pitch, pitch is derived by distillation of 'tar' wherein the oils-light oil, naphthalene oil, creosote oil and other residual oils are removed. Depending on the extent of oil removed, 'pitch' may be 'soft pitch' or 'medium soft pitch' or 'medium hard pitch' or 'hard pitch'. Once 'pitch' is obtained, it is a completely different product from 'tar', CCE v. Steel Authority of India Ltd., (2004) 9 SCC 682 (685)....
Peter-pence
Peter-pence, an ancient levy or tax of a penny on each house throughout England paid to the Pope, called Peter-pence, because collected on the day of St. Peter ad vincula. Abolished by 25 Hen. 8, c. 21....
low pitched
low in pitch or frequency used of sounds and voices Opposite of high pitched...
Pitch dark
Dark as a pitch pitch black...
Pitching
The act of throwing or casting a cast a pitch as wild pitching in baseball...
Head-pence
Head-pence, an exaction of a certain sum collected by the Sheriff of Northumberland from the inhabitants of that county, without any account thereof to be made to the Crown. Abolished by 23 Hen. 6, c. 7....
high pitched
high in pitch or frequency used of sounds and voices Opposite of low...
Pitch black
Black as pitch or tar...
Galipot
An impure resin of turpentine hardened on the outside of pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil When purified it is called yellow pitch white pitch or Burgundy pitch...
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