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pitchfork in Arabic

شَوْكَة šawka

/ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/

pitchfork in Arabic: شَوْكَة (šawka), مِذْرَاة (miḏrāh). In English, pitchfork means 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).

Arabic words for pitchfork

farm tool with 2 or more tines
شَوْكَة šawka, مِذْرَاة miḏrāh

English meaning of pitchfork

  1. noun 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).
  2. noun A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
  3. noun Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
  4. noun An angry mob; the power or effects of such a mob.

Full definition of pitchfork

pitchfork in a sentence

  • The city council was facing the pitchforks once the public had realized what the new ordinance entailed.
  • The hay was soon pitchforked onto the wagon.

Synonyms of pitchfork

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Questions about pitchfork in Arabic

What is the meaning of pitchfork in Arabic?
Pitchfork in Arabic is شَوْكَة (šawka), مِذْرَاة (miḏrāh).
ما معنى كلمة pitchfork؟
Pitchfork: شَوْكَة (šawka), مِذْرَاة (miḏrāh).
What does pitchfork mean in English?
Pitchfork means 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).

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