pitchfork
noun
pitch·fork
ˈpich-ˌfȯrk 
: a long-handled fork that has two or three long somewhat curved prongs and is used especially in pitching hay
pitchfork
transitive verb
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If a Dem had been doing these same things as Trump, there would be conservatives with pitchforks and torches in the streets.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
So, accept it, put down the figurative pitchforks and take a seat for a TED Talk from your old pal Scott, a distinguished scholar in the field of Iowa pessimistic studies.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article By the morning after, about 12 hours after the city of Toronto began circling the Florida Panthers with pitchforks and torches, a funny thing happened.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
While Dalio may not have used the 19th-Century word pitchforks, which was a referral to rebellion by peasants wielding actual pitchforks, his warning to fellow capitalists was seen as the same kind of warning.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
So, accept it, put down the figurative pitchforks and take a seat for a TED Talk from your old pal Scott, a distinguished scholar in the field of Iowa pessimistic studies.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article By the morning after, about 12 hours after the city of Toronto began circling the Florida Panthers with pitchforks and torches, a funny thing happened.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
While Dalio may not have used the 19th-Century word pitchforks, which was a referral to rebellion by peasants wielding actual pitchforks, his warning to fellow capitalists was seen as the same kind of warning.
—Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Pitchfork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitchfork. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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pitchfork
noun
pitch·fork
ˈpich-ˌfȯ(ə)rk
: a tool with a long handle and usually two to five metal prongs that is used especially in pitching hay
pitchfork
verb
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