pitcher
/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɚ/ noun C2- A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
- A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant.
Plural pitchers
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A BOY put his hand into a pitcher full of filberts.
He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the pitcher.
## The Crow and the Pitcher
A CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to find water, flew to it with delight.
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