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Jew's pitch

Jew's pitch noun: asphalt, bitumen, pitch.

Noun

Jew's pitch (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) asphalt, bitumen, pitch
    Synonyms:
    Jew's slime

Synonyms of Jew's pitch

Forms of Jew's pitch

alternative formJews' pitch

Origin of Jew's pitch

Calque of Latin bitūmen iūdaicum.

Questions about Jew's pitch

What does Jew's pitch mean?
Jew's pitch means asphalt, bitumen, pitch.
What part of speech is Jew's pitch?
Jew's pitch is a noun.

Words near Jew's pitch in the dictionary

  1. Jew's lime
  2. Jew's mallow
  3. Jew's myrtle
  4. Jew's nose
  5. Jew's noses
  6. Jew's pitch
  7. Jew's slime
  8. Jew's stone
  9. Jew's trump
  10. Jew's trumps
  11. Jew's-ear

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