claw bar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of claw bar
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Example Sentences
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After drills, she relates, members would head to the Big Claw bar near headquarters for beer, buffalo wings, karaoke and the raunchy jokes that the mostly male company loved to tell.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Niles, Calif., when Harry Short was arrested for burglarizing a tavern, he explained why he was carrying a twelve-inch claw bar, a ten-inch screwdriver, a hack saw and six blades, and a three-cornered file: he had a wooden leg and needed all those things to keep it in walking order.
From Time Magazine Archive
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