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pitch-cap1
noun
historicalA cap lined with hot pitch, especially one used as an instrument of torture by the military during the Irish rebellion of 1798.
Origin
Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From pitch + cap.
pitch-cap2
verb
historicalTo torture (a person) with a pitch-cap.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Irish Magazine. From pitch-cap.
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