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pitch⋅pole

[pich-pohl]
–verb (used without object), -poled, -pol⋅ing.
(of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.

Origin:
1655–65; pitch 1 + pole, alter. of poll 1
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pitch·pole   (pĭch'pōl')   
intr. & tr.v.   pitch·poled, pitch·pol·ing, pitch·poles Nautical
To flip or cause to flip end over end: The raft pitchpoled in the rapids.
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