3. To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a contest; as, to pit one dog against another.
PITA Pi"ta, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.) (a) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, — used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread. (b) The plant which yields the fiber.
PITAHAYA
Pit`a*ha"ya, n. Etym: [Sp., prob. from the native name.] (Bot.)
Defn: A cactaceous shrub (Cereus Pitajaya) of tropical America, which yields a delicious fruit.
PITAPAT Pit"a*pat`, adv. Etym: [An onomatopoetic reduplication of pat a light, quick blow.]
Defn: In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats.
Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." L'Estrange.
PITAPAT
Pit"a*pat`, n.
Defn: A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The pitapat of a pretty foot." Dryden.
PITCH
Pitch, n. Etym: [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr.
1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc., to preserve them. He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith. Ecclus. xiii. 1.