Phrase guide

digging fork

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A hand tool used in farming and gardening, with several short, sturdy tines and a straight handle either waist-high or chest-high; it is used for digging and aerating soil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonyms: dungfork, pitchfork (both differentiated in precise usage), graip (Scots and Scottish English)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spading fork, garden fork, dungfork, pitchfork[Appendix:Glossary, graip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fork, tool

History

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ви́ла за копа́ене (víla za kopáene) — farming tool
  • Bulgarian: ви́лица за копа́ене (vílica za kopáene) — farming tool
  • Finnish: talikko — farming tool
  • French: fourche bêche — farming tool
  • Galician: forquita — farming tool
  • Galician: galleta — farming tool
  • German: Grabgabel — farming tool
  • German: Grabeforke — farming tool
  • Romanian: furcă de săpat — farming tool
  • Romanian: furcă săpătoare — farming tool
  • Russian: ви́лы (víly) — farming tool