pitchpole

 [pich-pohl]  

pitch·pole

   [pich-pohl]
verb (used without object), pitch·poled, pitch·pol·ing.
(of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
Origin:
1655–65; pitch1 + pole, alteration of poll1
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