forking vs pitchfork

forking

noun
  • division into forks 

pitchfork

noun
  • A tuning fork. 

  • An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow). 

  • A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader. 

  • Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers). 

verb
  • To toss or carry with a pitchfork. 

  • To throw suddenly. 

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