pichfork

Middle English

Alternative forms

• pykforke, pyke forke, pichforke, pykefork, pytche forke, pycchefork, pychforke, pikeforke, pikkforke, pic-forcke

Etymology

From picchen (for which see pitch) + forke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpitʃ(ə)̩ˌfɔrk(ə)/, /ˈpik(ə)̩ˌfɔrk(ə)/

Noun

pichfork (plural pikforkes)

1. A pitchfork (implement used for lifting).
2. (rare) A fire iron resembling a fork.

Descendants

• English: pitchfork

References

• “picche-fork(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 April 2018.