RIPPING BAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A steel lever with one end formed into a ripping chisel and the other a gooseneck with a claw for pulling nails

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ripping bar" is a kind of...):

lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)

Meronyms (parts of "ripping bar"):

ripping chisel (a long chisel with a slightly bent cutting end; used for heavy prying or cleaning mortises)

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