pitchfork

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English pichfork, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke, equivalent to pitch +‎ fork. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ Hyphenation: pitch‧fork === Noun === pitchfork (plural pitchforks) An agricultural hand tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow). Hypernyms: fork < tool Coordinate terms: dungfork, manure fork, graip; digging fork, spading fork, garden fork A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader. Synonyms: dungfork, manure fork, graip (Scots and Scottish English) Hypernyms: fork < tool Coordinate terms: digging fork, spading fork, garden fork (casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers). Hypernyms: fork < tool Hyponyms: dungfork, manure fork, graip; digging fork, spading fork, garden fork (rare) A tuning fork. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pitchfork (third-person singular simple present pitchforks, present participle pitchforking, simple past and past participle pitchforked) (transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork. (transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly. ==== Further reading ==== Category:pitchfork on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons