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noun Metallurgy.
the state of refined copper when it is soft, malleable, and flexible: tough pitch copper.
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Origin of tough pitch
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby tough pitch
tough it out, tough love, tough-minded, toughness, tough nut, tough pitch, tough row to hoe, tough sledding, toujours perdrix, Toul, Toulon
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