pítch night?

[bieasy]

Hi,

I think I overheard something like "....it was a pitch night..." Does it mean something like a very dark night?

 

[mmasny]

Is tar that very same thing or is there a difference?

 

[tedtmc]

It is more common to say: The night was pitch dark. It is a simile, a comparison of how dark the night is to the substance which is well-known for its dark colour.

not a teacher

 

[BobK]

:up: Here's what a BNC search gives:

1 PITCH DARK 42
2 PITCH THE 27
3 PITCH BLACK 14
4 PITCH IN 12
5 PITCH A 9
6 PITCH UP 7
7 PITCH WHERE 5
8 PITCH JUST 4
9 PITCH DOWN 4
10 PITCH MORE 4
11 PITCH AVAILABLE 4
12 PITCH THERE 3
13 PITCH THEN 3
14 PITCH ABOVE 3
15 PITCH ALREADY 2
16 PITCH BETTER 2
17 PITCH CLOSE 2
18 PITCH OF COURSE 2
19 PITCH ON 2
20 PITCH OVER 2
21 PITCH NORMALLY 2
22 PITCH WELL 2
23 PITCH WALK-OFF 1
24 PITCH VICTORIOUS 1
25 PITCH VERY 1
26 PITCH UNCERTAIN 1
27 PITCH TYPICALLY 1
28 PITCH TWICE 1
29 PITCH TRIM 1
30 PITCH TOO 1
31 PITCH TOGETHER 1
32 PITCH TODAY 1
33 PITCH THOUGH 1
34 PITCH STRICTLY 1
35 PITCH SOON 1
36 PITCH SOMEWHAT 1
37 PITCH SO 1
38 PITCH SMALLER 1
39 PITCH SLIGHTLY 1
40 PITCH SHORTLY 1
41 PITCH SEVERE 1
42 PITCH SAFELY 1
43 PITCH RETAIL 1
44 PITCH READY 1
45 PITCH RAPIDLY 1
46 PITCH PROBABLY 1
47 PITCH OVER THERE 1
48 PITCH OPEN 1
49 PITCH ONLY 1
50 PITCH ONCE 1
51 PITCH OFFICIALLY 1
52 PITCH NOW 1
53 PITCH NOSE-DOWN 1
54 PITCH LOCAL 1
55 PITCH INTRODUCTORY 1
56 PITCH INCREASINGLY 1
57 PITCH IN ORDER 1
58 PITCH IMMEDIATELY 1
59 PITCH HYPNOTIST 1
60 PITCH HIGHER 1
61 PITCH HIGH 1
62 PITCH HELPFUL 1
63 PITCH FORWARD 1
64 PITCH FOR SURE 1
65 PITCH EXACTLY 1
66 PITCH EVERY 1
67 PITCH EARLIER 1
68 PITCH DOWNWARDS 1
69 PITCH COMPETITIVELY 1
70 PITCH BOTH 1
71 PITCH BELOW 1
72 PITCH BEFORE 1
73 PITCH BACK 1
74 PITCH AS 1
75 PITCH AND SO ON 1
76 PITCH AND SO FORTH 1
77 PITCH ALMOST 1
78 PITCH AGAIN 1
79 PITCH A BIT 1

'Pitch night' isn't a collocation in modern English. I believe it may have been once.

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