pichfork

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === pykforke, pyke forke, pichforke, pykefork, pytche forke, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke === Etymology === From picchen (for which see pitch) + forke. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpitʃ(ə)̩ˌfɔrk(ə)/, /ˈpik(ə)̩ˌfɔrk(ə)/ === Noun === pichfork (plural pikforkes) A pitchfork (implement used for lifting). (rare) A fire iron resembling a fork. ==== Descendants ==== English: pitchfork ==== References ==== “picche-fork(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 April 2018.