arbalest vs pitcher

arbalest

noun
  • A crossbowman. 

  • A crossbow. 

pitcher

noun
  • One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc. 

  • The player who delivers the ball to the batter. 

  • A drug dealer. 

  • The top partner in a homosexual relationship or penetrator in a sexual encounter between two men. 

  • A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. See pitcher plant. 

  • 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. 

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