pitching
n.— «Most likely a hail of whistles and shouts will accompany the stroller’s arrival as the lookouts warn those “pitching” the drugs that a potential undercover is on the scene.» —“Just Another Night On Crack Street” by Philippe Bourgois New York Times Mag. Nov. 12, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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