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crowbar definition

crow·bar (krō′bär′)

noun

a long metal bar, usually with a bent, often forked, wedge-shaped end, used as a lever for prying, etc.

Etymology: from the pointed end's resemblance to a crow's beak

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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