pitchfork C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ UK /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ See IPA manual Freq #26796 Meanings 1 noun a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay The farmer lifted the hay with a pitchfork. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms pitchforkfulpitchforklike Etymology From Middle English pichfork, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke, equivalent to pitch + fork. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pitchfork **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ **Frequency rank:** 26796 ## Meanings 1. a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay ## Examples - The farmer lifted the hay with a pitchfork. ## Derived Forms - pitchforkful - pitchforklike ## Etymology From Middle English pichfork, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke, equivalent to pitch + fork. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown