wrecking bar

noun

pinch bar.

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Origin of wrecking bar

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby wrecking bar

wrecker, wrecker's ball, wreckfish, wreckful, wrecking, wrecking bar, wrecking car, wrecking crane, Wrekin, wren, wrench
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British Dictionary definitions for wrecking bar

wrecking bar

noun

a short crowbar, forked at one end and slightly angled at the other to make a fulcrum
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