crowbar
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crow·bar /ˈkrəʊbɑː $ ˈkroʊbɑːr/ noun [countableC] 
TZa heavy iron bar used to lift something or force it open 铁撬棍Examples from the Corpus
crowbar• She was rowing, and he had a crowbar.• Besides the unlimited license to overcharge, the prosecutor has a crowbar called time to hold over your head.• Even if your name is Razor you have a chunk of metal the size of a crowbar pierced through your left side.• It looked as if it would take a crowbar to open his mouth.• These may be levered off if rusty 4 Try to avoid breaking glass when using a crowbar on the fixed sashes.• After a moment Fernand emerged, an expression of sullen resentment on his face and a heavy crowbar in his hand.• You will also need a strong crowbar to help you lift and overturn large boulders.• A central angled cut will make levering out easier 7 Use the crowbar to prise the frame from the wall.
(1700-1800) Because its flattened split end looks like a crow's foot
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