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wrecking bar

wreck·ing bar
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-ing bahr]
    • /ˈrɛk ɪŋ bɑr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rek-ing bahr]
    • /ˈrɛk ɪŋ bɑr/

Definitions of wrecking bar words

  • noun wrecking bar pinch bar. 1
  • noun wrecking bar a short crowbar, forked at one end and slightly angled at the other to make a fulcrum 0
  • noun wrecking bar a small crowbar with a chisel-like point at one end and a curved claw at the other 0
  • noun wrecking bar crowbar. 0

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Origin of wrecking bar

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Wrecking bar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wrecking bar popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

wrecking bar usage trend in Literature

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