pitchfork

pitchfork
pitch|fork1 [ˈpıtʃfo:k US -fo:rk] n
a farm tool with a long handle and two long curved metal points, used especially for lifting ↑hay (=dried grass)
pitchfork 2
pitchfork2 v [T] BrE
to put someone suddenly into a situation for which they are not properly prepared
pitchfork sb into sth
She was pitchforked into power by the early death of her husband James V.

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