wrecking bar

American  

noun

1. pinch bar.

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wrecking bar British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of wrecking bar

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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wrecking bar

Humming the Small World theme, I produced a short wrecking bar from my cowl’s tabbed pocket and set to work.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory

He dragged a wooden case from beneath his cot and smashed at the lid with a wrecking bar.

From Two Thousand Miles Below by Diffin, Charles Willard

Rick tied his camera to a projection, then took his wrecking bar and looked for a place to start.

From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

Tony started at one end of the mass of marine growth and inserted his wrecking bar.

From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

Each carried a spear gun in one hand and a wrecking bar in the other.

From The Wailing Octopus by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)