pry-bar

plural pry-bars

1. alternativeAlternative form of prybar.

   An array of scoops and picks and chisels and pry-bars hang upside-down like bats.

   2015 April 28, Jonathan Tel, “Commonwealth short story prize: The Human Phonograph by Jonathan Tel - short story”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2015

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   Why nail a thermometer outside my brother’s window? […] Even now, cut in half between the one writing this and the one standing on that chair, I can see the thermometer as my little pry-bar, my pick for unlocking Paul’s place in the world.

   1999, John Vernon, “Heat”, in A Book of Reasons, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 17

   The vehicle was searched and, along with the contents from Mrs Patel’s car, officers found a black baton and a silver meat cleaver. They also found a black pry-bar, a red glass-breaker, two-way radios and three torches.

   2018 June 26, Aban Quaynor, quoting Jonathan Close, “Man committed crime 2 months after UK entry”, in Lancashire Telegraph, Blackburn, Lancashire, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 1