tack lifter

noun

A small prybar with forked tip, optimized for pulling tacks out of upholstered furniture when reupholstering it.

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Meanings

nountack lifter (plural tack lifters)

plural tack lifters · alternative tacklifter

  1. A small prybar with forked tip, optimized for pulling tacks out of upholstered furniture when reupholstering it.

Origin

From tack + lifter.

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APA

tack lifter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tack%20lifter

MLA

“tack lifter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tack%20lifter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tack lifter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tack%20lifter.

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