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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pitchfork
pitch·fork [pitchfork pitchforks pitchforked pitchforking] BrE [ˈpɪtʃfɔːk] NAmE [ˈpɪtʃfɔːrk] noun
a farm tool in the shape of a large fork with a long handle and two or three sharp metal points, used especially for lifting and moving ↑hay (= dried grass), etc.
Word Origin:
late Middle English: from earlier pickfork, influenced by the verb ↑pitch (because the tool is used for “pitching” or throwing sheaves on to a stack).
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