Pitching
Pitching , noun
1.
The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.
2.
The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. — Mayhew
3.
(Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.
Collocations (1)
Pitching piece (Carpentry) , the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.