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wrecking bar

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wreck·ing bar (rkng)
n.
A small crowbar with a claw at one end and a slight curve at the other end.

wrecking bar
n
(Engineering / Tools) a short crowbar, forked at one end and slightly angled at the other to make a fulcrum
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Noun1.wrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedgewrecking bar - a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
jim crow - a crowbar fitted with a claw for pulling nails
jemmy, jimmy - a short crowbar; "in Britain they call a jimmy and jemmy"
lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum


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