pinch bar
noun
a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
Also called
ripping bar,
wrecking bar.
Origin of pinch bar
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby pinch bar
pincer movement,
pincer nail,
pincers,
pincers movement,
pinch,
pinch bar,
pinch effect,
pinch graft,
pinch hit,
pinch hitter,
pinch pennies
Example sentences from the Web for pinch bar
Drop me the sledge, and get the pinch-bar under the head o' that couplin'-pin when I drive it up.
The Helpers |Francis LyndeA pinch-bar, left carelessly by a section gang, caught in the cylinder-cock rigging and tore it off.
The Last Spike |Cy Warman
British Dictionary definitions for pinch bar
pinch bar
noun
a crowbar with a lug formed on it to provide a fulcrum