simple past tense and past participle of pitapat

present participle of pitapat

(stone-cutting) Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; said of squared stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.

To choose, to pick, to fix one's choice on something or someone.

The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of well reduced and refined copper. / Copper so reduced; called also tough-cake.

Pinus rigida, of the eastern US. / Pinus palustris (longleaf pine) / Pinus caribaea (Caribbean pine)

plural of pitch pine

(of a piece of meat) Very well done on the surface and very rare internally.

A game played by tossing a coin and calling heads or tails.

To arrive; to turn up. / (transitive) To raise the pitch of (a sound).