pitchback

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noun

A backshot water wheel.

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Meanings

nounpitchback (plural pitchbacks)

plural pitchbacks

  1. A backshot water wheel.

Origin

From pitch + back.

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Cite this entry
APA

pitchback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitchback

MLA

“pitchback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitchback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitchback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitchback.

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