harpoon fork

noun

A kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.

Meanings

nounharpoon fork (plural harpoon forks)

plural harpoon forks

  1. historicalagricultureA kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.
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