Pitchfork

Word PITCHFORK
Character 9
Hyphenation pitch fork
Pronunciations /ˈpɪtʃˌfɔɹk/

Definitions and meanings of "Pitchfork"

What do we mean by pitchfork?

A large, long-handled fork with sharp, widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay. noun

To lift or toss with or as if with a pitchfork. transitive verb

Plural Either Bidens cernua, the nodding bur-marigold, or B. frondosa, the black beggar-ticks: so called from the two prong-like awns of the adhesive achenes. See devil's-pitchforks. noun

A fork for lifting and pitching hay or the like. noun

A tuning-fork. noun

To lift or throw with a pitchfork.

To put, throw, or thrust suddenly or abruptly into any position.

A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of grain, or the like. noun

To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork. transitive verb

An agricultural tool comprising a fork attached to a long handle used for pitching hay or bales of hay high up onto a haystack. noun

To toss or carry with a pitchfork. verb

A long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay noun

Lift with a pitchfork verb

An agricultural tool comprising a fork attached to a long handle used for pitching hay or bales of hay high up onto a haystack.

A tuning fork.

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The word "pitchfork" in example sentences

And, while the pitchfork is packed away for now, I hope he knows, it can come right back out very quickly. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sen. Claire McCaskill D-Mo. seemed to imply that the path Republicans were on concerning the matter could lead to some sort of angry "pitchfork" - wielding mob. ❋ The Huffington Post (2010)

An affection for deep-fried steak known as "pitchfork fondue" and the occasional roadside oddity—like Salem Sue, a 38-foot fiberglass Holstein cow—doesn't hurt. ❋ Mark Peters (2011)

An instant later, the tines of a pitchfork were a handspan from his eyes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I want to put them right here in the studio because the pitchfork is a symbol to our weasels in Washington that we ` re sick of them acting like royalty. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It ` s actually a manure pitchfork, which is good for Washington. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The long handle of the pitchfork was the trail over which we had just come, the joining of the handle and the prongs were El Poso. ❋ Richard Harding Davis (1890)

After breakfast, Mr. Ripley put a four-pronged instrument into my hands, which he gave me to understand was called a pitchfork; and he and Mr. Farley being armed with similar weapons, we all three commenced a gallant attack upon a heap of manure. ❋ Nathaniel Hawthorne (1834)

(The "pitchfork" roll comes with Wagyu beef, avocado and leek crisps.) ❋ Unknown (2010)

Seems even a bit on the high side to me - the product of "pitchfork" economics combined with the Fed's honest-this-time-we-got-it-right monetary policy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It ` s actually a manure pitchfork which is good for Washington. ❋ Unknown (2008)

DANIEL SALVO, AUTHOR: It ` s actually a manure pitchfork which is good for Washington. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The expression "hay the cow," in turn, clears up another puzzle: the three-pronged tool held by Papa is a hay fork, not a "pitchfork," which is four-pronged. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Dutchmen, and in certain cases useless posts, such as "Inspector of white labour", and inspector of goodness-knows-what (all of them carrying high emoluments), were created for political favourites, General Beyers's appointment caused no surprise, as the "pitchfork" had already become part of our Government machinery. ❋ Solomon Tshekisho (1916)

Dan Stec's overreaction to Mr. Tackett's "pitchfork" letter is probably the best thing that could ever happen to Congressman Murphy's re-election campaign. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After all, that "pitchfork" remark really intimidated the bankers, didn't it? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The current "pitchfork" climate in Washington is likely to have a spillover effect on the nonprofit world.

An important part of the city's concept has become known as the "pitchfork" because the head of a pitchfork resembles a network of roads the city would like to create to ease the traffic bottleneck on Maybank Highway between the Stono River and River Road. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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