tough pitch

American  

noun

Metallurgy.

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

   tough pitch copper.

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Etymology

Origin of tough pitch

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Earlier Bavuma played a defiant knock to keep South Africa in the hunt after they resumed on 93-7 on a tough pitch with inconsistent bounce.

From Barron's

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

From Seattle Times

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.

From Washington Times

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

From Seattle Times

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.

From Seattle Times