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Definition of Pitchpoled
1. pitchpole [v] - See also: pitchpole
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitchpoled
Literary usage of Pitchpoled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Story of the New England Whalers by John Randolph Spears (1908)
"... the bow reached for his iron, the American harpooner leaped to his feet
and "pitchpoled" his harpoon clear over the English boat and struck the whale. ..."
2. Eighty Year's Progress of the United States by Charles Louis Flint, Charles Francis McCay, Thomas Prentice Ketteil, Henry Youle Hind, Thomas C. Keefer (1864)
"... but the skilful rider still urged his к I k- animal, which passed tho gate of
the last relay and pitchpoled forward dead as he fell. ..."
3. From Behemoth to Microship by Steven K. Roberts (2000)
"She almost pitchpoled backwards in the next breaking wave, but we made it.
DEATH MARCH ACROSS THE STRAIT OF WANDA It seemed surreal, all of a sudden, ..."
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