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claw bar

noun

  1. a crowbar or lever having a bend at one end with a claw for pulling spikes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of claw bar1

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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Example Sentences

Spread out along the right of way and see if you can't find a claw-bar.

Directly they appeared in the doorway with a large claw-bar in their hands.

"There's the claw-bar, that the devil done it with," he said.

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