wrecking bar


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wreck·ing bar

(rĕk′ĭng)
n.
A small crowbar with a claw at one end and a slight curve at the other end.
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wrecking bar

n
(Tools) a short crowbar, forked at one end and slightly angled at the other to make a fulcrum
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pinch′ bar`


n.
a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum. Also called wrecking bar.
[1830–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.wrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedgewrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
crowbar, pry, pry bar
jim crow - a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
jemmy, jimmy - a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
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