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pitchback

pitchback noun: a backshot water wheel.

Noun

pitchback (plural pitchbacks)

  1. A backshot water wheel.

Forms of pitchback

pluralpitchbacks

Origin of pitchback

From pitch + back.

Questions about pitchback

What does pitchback mean?
Pitchback means a backshot water wheel.
What part of speech is pitchback?
Pitchback is a noun.
What is the plural of pitchback?
The plural of pitchback is pitchbacks.

Words near pitchback in the dictionary

  1. pitch-pot
  2. pitch-tar
  3. pitcha
  4. pitchable
  5. pitchah
  6. pitchback
  7. pitchbacks
  8. pitchblack
  9. pitchblende
  10. pitchblendes
  11. pitchbook

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