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Pitchfork

Pitchfork Meaning & Definition
Pitchfork Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pitchfork?

[n] a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
[v] lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pitchfork: fork

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pitchfork:

See Also | hand tool | lift | tine

Pitchfork In Webster's Dictionary

\Pitch"fork`\, n. A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of grain, or the like.
\Pitch"fork`\, v. t. To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork. He has been pitchforked into the footguards. --G. A. Sala.

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