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pitch|fork — «PIHCH FRK», noun, verb. –n. a large fork with a long wooden handle, used in lifting and throwing hay or straw; hayfork. A pitchfork has from two to six long, slightly curved steel prongs or tines. –v.t. 1. to lift and throw with or as if with a… … Useful english dictionary
fork — fork·able; fork; fork·er; fork·ful; fork·i·ness; fork·less; fork·man; pick·fork; un·fork; pitch·fork; fork·ed·ly; fork·ed·ness; … English syllables
pitch — pitch; pitch·blende; pitch·ered; pitch·er·ful; pitch·i·ness; pitch·er; pitch·fork; pitch·man; … English syllables
fork — [fôrk] n. [ME forke < OE forca & Anglo Fr forque (Fr fourche), both < L furca, two pronged fork] 1. an instrument of greatly varying size with a handle at one end and two or more pointed prongs at the other: forks are variously used as… … English World dictionary
Fork — Fork, v. t. To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil. [1913 Webster] Forking the sheaves on the high laden cart. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] {To fork over} {To fork out}, to hand or pay over, as money; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pitch pipe — A pitch pipe is a small device used to provide a pitch reference for musicians without absolute pitch. Although it may be described as a musical instrument, it is not typically used to play music as such. Origins The earliest pitch pipes were… … Wikipedia
fork — forkless, adj. forklike, adj. /fawrk/, n. 1. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in form … Universalium
pitch — Synonyms and related words: AF, French pitch, abuse, acme, address, after dinner speech, allocution, amount, angularity, apex, apogee, ascend, asphalt, assail, assault, assist, attack, audio frequency, ballyhoo, bank, base, belabor, belly buster … Moby Thesaurus
fork — /fɔk / (say fawk) noun 1. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as any of various agricultural tools, or an implement for handling food at table or in cooking. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in… …
fork — [[t]fɔrk[/t]] n. 1) agr. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., esp. an implement for handling food 2) something resembling this in form 3) bot a division into branches 4) the point or part at which a thing … From formal English to slang
fork — I. noun Etymology: Middle English forke, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English forca & Anglo French furke, from Latin furca Date: before 12th century 1. an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating),… … New Collegiate Dictionary
