pitchfork

pitchfork
noun (a large long-handled fork for lifting and moving hay.) horca
pitchfork
tr['pɪʧfɔːk]
noun
1 SMALLAGRICULTURE/SMALL horca
pitchfork ['pɪʧ.fɔrk] n
: horquilla f, horca f
pitchfork
n.
aviento s.m.
bielda s.f.
horca s.f.
horquilla s.f.
v.
amontonar heno con la horquilla v.
'pɪtʃfɔːrk, 'pɪtʃfɔːk
noun horca f, horquilla f, horqueta f (Chi)
['pɪtʃfɔːk]
1.
N horca f
2.
VT
(fig) (=thrust unwillingly or unexpectedly)

he was pitchforked into the job — le encasquetaron el trabajo, lo metieron en el trabajo a la fuerza

she was pitchforked onto the front pages from total obscurity — saltó del más absoluto anonimato a las primeras planas de los periódicos

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['pɪtʃfɔːrk, 'pɪtʃfɔːk]
noun horca f, horquilla f, horqueta f (Chi)

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