What is a pitcher?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi, I’m a new member and student in Torsten’s new English course in Nordhausen.
I’d like to know is a pichter only a ‘jug’ or a unit of measurement too.

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You are correct Frank. A pitcher is just that. A jug for carrying liquids.

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or a baseball player

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Beer is what springs to my mind when I hear the word pitcher.

/* gets slowly into the weekend mood */

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Daemon, surely Tankard is more fitting. :smiley: :smiley:

Bill.

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Both a jug and a pitcher are for carrying liquids, but they don’t look the same.

A pitcher always has a lip for pouring the liquids, like this one:

A jug is usually like a fat bottle, and it may not have a pouring lip, as you see here:

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That’s what I have in my mind prior to a liquid carrier, who ‘carries’ a ball at a very high speed, i.e. up to approx. 100 miles/h, like Daisukei.

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i think its only a jug …

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I don’t understand what you’re saying.

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Thanks to all.
I heard the word ‘pitcher’ at first time when I was in Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia in 1993. Of course, I know, that a pitcher is also a baseball player. I though that a ‘pitcher’ is a special unit of measurement for pubs or restaurants.

Thank you

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A pitcher is not a formal unit of measurement, but informally you may hear it used along with “glass” or “mug” as a rough measurement for beer. The problem is that there is no formal definition of how much a pitcher contains. Some bars have bigger pitchers, and some have smaller ones. So all you know is that a pitcher of beer may contain roughly five or six glasses.

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Hi Jamie,

thanks a lot for your information.

Best regards

Frank