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Definition of Pitchforks
1. pitchfork [v] - See also: pitchfork
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitchforks
Literary usage of Pitchforks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Times of Joseph Gould: Struggles of the Early Canadian Settlers by W. H. Higgins (1887)
"... township officers—Curious by-laws— Great plenty of game and fish—Salmon caught
with pitchforks—Chased by wolves—Jabez Lynde—His house—1803—First school ..."
2. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government by Walter Frederick Beyer, Oscar Frederick Keydel (1906)
"... and then a force of Chinese was seen approaching, some mounted, others running
barefooted, shouting, waving old swords and spears, pitchforks and clubs. ..."
3. Locusts and Wild Honey by John Burroughs (1884)
"How the horse-rake rattles, how the pitchforks fly, how the white sleeves play
and twinkle in the sun or against the dark background of the coming storm ! ..."
4. History of the Ward of Walbrook in the City of London: Together with an by James George White (1904)
"... for fear ci infection, driving them away with pitchforks and firearms. To the
immortal honour of Sir John, as long as his fortune lasted, ..."
5. Germany by Sabine Baring-Gould, Arthur Gilman (1886)
"At last an Italian friar, S. John Capistran, put himself at the head of three
thousand peasants, armed with flails and pitchforks, and fell on the Turkish ..."
6. The Wandering Jewby Robert D. Manning by Robert D. Manning (1991)
"... others carrying pitchforks, sticks, or any defensive weapon they may hurriedly
collect — all, however, approach with considerable alarm and caution. ..."