fly-pitch
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To sell goods on the street without a vendor's licence, usually from a small suitcase, wooden crate, etc., ready to depart hurriedly if the authorities arrive.
noun
A temporary location on the street from which goods are sold.
Example Sentences
- "“Oh, come on, Tiny”, the trader from the fruit stall said lightly trying to ease the tension, “we all started that way. I ’ad to fly pitch for months before I got me license.”"
- "He didn’t want involvement with the filth if he could avoid it, anyway; he’d done dodgy deals around town a few times, fly-pitching and ripping off a few tourists, minor stuff, but it was best to keep a low profile."
- "“Bin workin’ a fly pitch in the Sat’day gaff,” said Micky Barnet."
- "The road was packed with wagons and people going about their mid-morning business. Delivery carts piled high with furniture, hay and crates negotiated their way between the fly-pitch barrows selling the early catch from Billingsgate market half a mile away."