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pitchfork

C2 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction
US /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ UK /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/
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Meanings

  1. 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.

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Word family
Derived forms pitchforkfulpitchforklike

Etymology

From Middle English pichfork, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke, equivalent to pitch + fork.

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Tools, Machines & Construction

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