pinch bar

noun

1. a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.

pinch bar

noun

1. a crowbar with a lug formed on it to provide a fulcrum

Word History and Origins

Origin of pinch bar¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

The Russians had been too startled to prevent this manœuvre, but now they came aft with torches and pinch bars.

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He picked up a pinch bar from a nearby tool rack and drove its end through the glass as he spoke the words.

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Druce gave him a short pinch bar and he levered out enough of the big blocks to make a hole large enough to let him through into the sewer.

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Ulana, brave girl, ran alongside, swinging a pinch bar she had picked up, ready to help.

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With a pinch bar from a nearby tool rack, he wrecked the controls and generating mechanisms beyond recognition.

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Related Words

• crowbar
• leverage