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pitchpole — verb Etymology: pitchpole somersault, from 3pitch + pole, poll head Date: 1851 intransitive verb to turn end over end < the catamaran pitchpoled > transitive verb to cause to turn end over end … New Collegiate Dictionary
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pitchpole — /pich pohl /, v.i., pitchpoled, pitchpoling. (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf. [1655 65; PITCH1 + pole, alter. of POLL1] * * * … Universalium
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