A bar of iron or wood serving to ‘prize up’ or dislodge from its position some heavy or firmly fixed object; a crowbar, handspike, or the like.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > lever or crowbar > [noun] (55) lever1297 A bar of iron or wood serving to ‘prize up’ or dislodge from its position some heavy or firmly fixed object; a crowbar, handspike, or the like. speke1366 A handspike. crowa1400 A bar of iron usually with one end slightly bent and sharpened to a beak, used as a lever or prise; a crowbar, n. gavelock1497 An iron crowbar or lever. (Cf. gablock, n. 2.) prisea1500 An instrument used for prising something; a lever. Now historical. handspoke1513 Chiefly Nautical and Gunnery. = handspike, n. 1. porter1538 An appliance or structure for lifting, carrying, or supporting. Cf. porteur, n. A lever. Obsolete. rare. sway1545 A lever, crowbar. dialect. handspike1559 Chiefly Nautical and Gunnery. A crowbar or lever, typically made of wood and tipped with iron; esp. such a tool used on board a ship or in… heaver1598 Something that heaves; an apparatus for heaving or lifting, a lever; spec. (Nautical) a wooden bar or staff used for twisting or tightening a… coleweigh1600 A lever. handspeek1644 = handspike, n. 1. forcer1649 An instrument or means for forcing. Something with which to force (window bars); ? a crowbar. Obsolete. ringer1650 Chiefly in Mining. A crowbar. In later use usually in ringer-and-chain. Now historical. ripping-chisel1659 A mortise chisel. Obsolete. pinch1685 Chiefly Scottish. A pointed or hooked iron lever used for prising, moving heavy objects, breaking stones, etc.; a crowbar. Cf. pinch, v. 18, pinchbar… crow-spike1692 a crowbar. Betty1700 Cant name formerly given to a short bar of iron used by burglars as a lever to force open doors: also called a Jenny, and now a Jemmy. wringer1703 A crowbar. (Cf. ringer, n.2 2) Obsolete. crowbar1748 An iron bar with a wedge-shaped end (usually slightly bent and sometimes forked), used as a lever or prise by quarrymen, lumbermen… spike1771 A handspike. Obsolete. rare. pry1803 An instrument for prising something open; a lever, a crowbar; = prise, n.3 1. jemmy1811 A crowbar used by burglars, generally made in sections screwing together. crow-iron1817 a crowbar. dog1825 A lever used by blacksmiths in hooping cartwheels. Obsolete. rare. pinchbar1837 a crowbar; = pinch, n. 13. jimmy1848 = jemmy, n., occurring in most of the senses of that word, and in numerous other slang, dialectal, and local uses, for which see Dictionaries… stick1848 A tool, implement, or instrument. Criminals' slang. A crowbar, a jemmy. pry bar1872 A crowbar, a jemmy. peiser1873 English regional (northern and south-western). A lever. Now rare. nail bar1929 A crowbar. cane1930 Criminals' slang. A jemmy or crowbar. Cf. stick, n.1 11i. Subcategories:— not for mechanical work (1) — stick used as (1) — lever with claw end (3) — other levers or crowbars (9) — wedges (9) |
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