Hayfork: meaning, definitions and examples

Hayfork is a tool specifically used for lifting and moving hay. It is commonly used in agricultural settings, particularly on farms dealing with hay bales or loose hay.

• John grabbed the hayfork to move the freshly cut hay into the barn.
• The farmer used a hayfork to heap the hay onto the wagon.

Pitchfork is a general term for a tool with a long handle and typically three to five tines. It is used in various agricultural tasks, such as moving hay, straw, manure, or other materials. It is well known in popular culture and folklore as well.

• She used a pitchfork to clean the stable.
• During the protest, some of the farmers were seen carrying pitchforks.

Prong refers to one of the individual pointed ends of a pitchfork or similar tool. It is often used more generally for any pointed projecting part, not limited to just agricultural tools.

• The prongs of the pitchfork were sharp and ready to work through the hay.
• One prong of the tuning fork was slightly bent.

Tine is another word for the pointed ends of a fork or similar tool. It is commonly used to describe parts of eating utensils as well as larger tools like pitchforks.

• The fork’s tines were bent out of shape.
• He accidentally stepped on the tines of the pitchfork.