tough pitch

noun

Metallurgy.

1. the state of refined copper when it is soft, malleable, and flexible.

   tough pitch copper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tough pitch¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

It’s a tough pitch to Republicans in general, who don’t normally support building up mass transit and will not feel inclined to help the liberal city, Short said.

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“He was able to make contact on a very tough pitch.”

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Sunday was the best of the lot, becoming only the third Australian - after Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist - to score a century in a 50-over World Cup final with a brave innings that started with two boundaries in the first over off Jasprit Bumrah and continued as the team felt the heat on 47-3, chasing 241 on a tough pitch.

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Homa made it pay off, hitting a tough pitch to a back pin and holing the 7-foot putt.

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The Norwegian star who once he sucked at chipping holed a brutally tough pitch off a tight lie on the fringe and over a ridge at the first hole.

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