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pitchfork

C1 noun

pitchfork /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ nghĩa là chĩa

Các nghĩa

  1. chĩa

    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).

    Donald came with a pitchfork in his hands.

    Gustavo killed the snake with a pitchfork.

    The soldier stabbed Yanni's mother with a pitchfork.

  2. chĩa ba (dùng để xúc phân)

    A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.

  3. cây chĩa (nông cụ)

    Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).

    broadly · informal

  4. đám đông giận dữ

    An angry mob; the power or effects of such a mob.

    figuratively · in-plural · metonymically

    The city council was facing the pitchforks once the public had realized what the new ordinance entailed.

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