PITCHFORK


Meaning of PITCHFORK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpɪtʃfɔ:k ]

n. & v. --n. a long-handled two-pronged fork for pitching hay etc. --v.tr. 1 throw with or as if with a pitchfork. 2 (usu. foll. by into) thrust (a person) forcibly into a position, office, etc. [in ME pickfork, prob. f. PICK(1) + FORK, assoc. with PITCH(1)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.