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Pitcher (container)
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*''For other uses of the word "Pitcher," see
Pitcher (disambiguation)''
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Image:Sestertius Herennius Etruscus-s2749.jpg thumb|300px|Ewer (reverse, middle) as cult instrument, in this coin celebrating the [[pietas of the
Roman Emperor Herennius Etruscus.]]
'''Pitchers''' are containers with a spout for pouring their contents.
It is said that the term arose from the use of a long spouted container to pour hot
pitch (resin) pitch when caulking the seams between planks in
sailing vessels.
Pitch was traditionally used to help
caulking caulk the seams of wooden sailing vessels. It was heated, then put into a container with a very long spout. The word ''
pitcher (container) pitcher'' is said to derive from this long spouted container used to pour hot pitch. Several phrases in popular use today date to this maritime usage. The term ''"The Devil to Pay"'' is said to derive from this maritime usage. The full phrase was ''"The Devil to Pay, and no pitch hot"''. The ''"devil"'' in question being the most outward plank, the most difficult one to caulk.
A '''ewer''' is a pitcher, often decorated, with a base, oval body, and flaring spout. A famous example is the
America's Cup trophy.
The traps present in insectivorous plants of the
genus Nepenthes are also often referred to as
Pitcher Plants pitchers.
Category:Containers
