pitchcapping
English
noun
Definitions
- A form of torture used against suspected rebels during the period of the of 1798, in which hot pitch or tar was poured into a conical paper "cap", which was then forced onto the bound suspect's head, allowed to cool, and rapidly removed, taking with it a portion of the skin.
Etymology
Compound from English pitch + English capping.
Origin
English
capping
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cap English
- capping English
- fastpitch English
- monopitch English
- multipitch English
- outpitch English
- overpitch English
- pitch English
- pitchable English
- pitchback English
- pitchbook English
- pitcher English
- pitchest English
- pitcheth English
- pitchfest English
- pitchfork English
- pitchless English
- pitchlike English
- pitchman English
- pitchmeter English
- pitchometer English
- pitchout English
- pitchpenny English
- pitchperson English
- pitchpipe English
- pitchpole English
- pitchside English
- pitchstone English
- pitchwoman English
- pitchwork English
- pitchy English
- repitch English
- slowpitch English
- pichar Spanish, Castilian
- piche Portuguese
- ピッチ Japanese
- picche Middle English
- piĉo Esperanto
- piche Galician
- cap
- pitch
- pitchy
- capping
- pitcher
- repitch
- pitcheth
- pitchman
- pitchest
- pitchout
- outpitch
- pitchless
- pitchwork
- pitchfork
- pitchpole
- pitchside
- slowpitch
- pitchbook
- monopitch
- pitchback
- overpitch
- pitchable
- pitchlike
- fastpitch
- pitchfest
- pitchpipe
- pitchstone
- pitchpenny
- pitchwoman
- pitchmeter
- multipitch
- pitchperson
- pitchometer