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PITCHING-PENCE

\pˈɪt͡ʃɪŋpˈɛns], \pˈɪt‍ʃɪŋpˈɛns], \p_ˈɪ_tʃ_ɪ_ŋ_p_ˈɛ_n_s]\

Definitions of PITCHING-PENCE

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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In old English law. Money, commonly a penny, paid for pitching or setting down every bag of corn or pack of goods in a fair or market. Cowel

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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