pitching tool

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noun

a masonry chisel for rough work

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Words nearby pitching tool

pitching, pitching niblick, pitching pennies, pitching piece, pitching rotation, pitching tool, pitching wedge, pitch into, Pitch Lake, pitch line, pitchman

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How to use pitching tool in a sentence

Caen was pitching and I was crouched behind the dish, catching.
Mario Cuomo, Always Moving Us Toward the Light|Mike Barnicle|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And the law can easily be used as a political tool to punish any disrespect of the state.
Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy|Shaheen Pasha|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wasn't crazy about being fat, but he saw his body as a tool to use in the making of his career.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tool around Capitol Hill, which brims gay bars, restaurants, and clubs.
The Ultimate LGBT Travel Bucket List||December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.
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The execution is such that the drawing of the gown and the lines of the face seem to have been traced by an engraver's tool.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
Reaching into one of the secret pockets of his wide black belt he removed a curiously shaped tool of finest tempered steel.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Whoever denied the former proposition was called a tool of the Court.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Mariequita sat near by, dangling her legs, watching him work, and handing him nails from the tool-box.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
He could tool a heap like a maniacal genius born with a steering wheel in his hands.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various