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Greek pitch

Greek pitch noun: synonym of rosin.

Noun

Greek pitch (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of rosin.
    • He observed, he says, “that the pine and cypress of which it was built had lasted most remarkably. On the outside it was built with double planks, daubed over with Greek pitch, caulked with linen rags, and over all a sheet of lead, fastened on with little copper nails.”c. 1900, W. H. G. Kingston, How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves
    Synonyms:
    rosin

Synonyms of Greek pitch

Origin of Greek pitch

Calque of Latin pix Graeca.

Questions about Greek pitch

What does Greek pitch mean?
Greek pitch means synonym of rosin.
What part of speech is Greek pitch?
Greek pitch is a noun.

Words near Greek pitch in the dictionary

  1. Greek numerals
  2. Greek Orthodox
  3. Greek Orthodox Church
  4. Greek passive
  5. Greek People's Liberation Army
  6. Greek pitch
  7. Greek pizza
  8. Greek pizzas
  9. Greek salad
  10. Greek salads
  11. Greek Sign Language

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