n. 1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone. Mayhew. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pitching piece (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported. [ 1913 Webster ]