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pitchforks

  • plural
    of pitchfork.
    pitchfork
    noun
    a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
  • present tense form
    of pitchfork (3rd person singular).
    pitchfork
    noun
    a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.

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The visitor center provides costumes and pitchforks to tourists wishing to re-enact the painting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“Where’s our parade? All I see are pitchforks and ingratitude.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Still, it seems the villagers have put down their torches and pitchforks for now.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

The pitchforks that were out for Clarke in the wake of the Euros can now be decommissioned.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2024

We even got headbands with devil horns and matching pitchforks.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

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