147:
50:
414:
418:
430:
263:
with the bird-name "crow", perhaps due to the crowbar's resemblance to the feet or beak of a crow. The first use of the term is dated back to
964:
905:
915:
395:
518:
880:
437:
305:
so uses a crowbar instead: "As for the pickaxe, I made use of the iron crows, which were proper enough, though heavy."
247:
cross-section shaft. Versions using relatively wide flat steel bar are often referred to as "utility" or "flat bars".
114:
1315:
133:
86:
1351:
202:
consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, used to force two objects apart or gain
1356:
957:
93:
71:
486:
1310:
100:
1244:
651:
468:
950:
920:
358:
213:. The curved end is usually used as a first-class lever, and the flat end as a second-class lever.
82:
836:
511:
67:
20:
611:
1213:
885:
875:
870:
60:
1107:
1102:
910:
900:
243:, either hexagonal or sometimes cylindrical. Alternative designs may be forged with a rounded
890:
1092:
930:
925:
203:
8:
1346:
895:
596:
504:
321:
279:
240:
1300:
1260:
1097:
756:
656:
561:
384:
27:
1295:
851:
456:
391:
107:
1240:
1040:
726:
284:
1250:
776:
441:
297:
38:
1175:
1165:
1007:
826:
766:
751:
736:
681:
210:
434:
1340:
1182:
1032:
841:
816:
801:
731:
701:
676:
671:
646:
631:
626:
288:, Act 5, Scene 2: "Get me an iron crow and bring it straight unto my cell."
1305:
1203:
1133:
1128:
1085:
1080:
1049:
1012:
821:
796:
791:
771:
716:
606:
581:
571:
566:
353:
292:
721:
1290:
1228:
1112:
786:
781:
741:
591:
576:
326:
146:
34:
1255:
1223:
1187:
1017:
1002:
811:
806:
711:
706:
686:
666:
636:
33:"Wrecking bar" redirects here. For the long handled socket wrench, see
1270:
1170:
1064:
1045:
831:
696:
621:
548:
527:
363:
256:
229:
1022:
49:
1218:
1208:
1059:
942:
846:
538:
1265:
1235:
1138:
992:
761:
661:
586:
543:
302:
206:
in lifting; often the curved end has a notch for removing nails.
216:
Designs made from thick flat steel bar are often referred to as
1327:
1054:
997:
856:
746:
691:
641:
452:
244:
601:
496:
233:
199:
151:
410:
390:. Oxford University Press. 1989. pp. jimmy 1, n. 6.
469:"No Fear Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 Scene 2"
26:"Jemmy" redirects here. For people named Jemmy, see
19:
This article is about the tool. For other uses, see
74:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
383:
232:, the crow bar is typically made of medium-carbon
317:Alignment pry bar, also referred to as Sleeve bar
1338:
150:A crowbar with a curved chisel end to provide a
487:"What is a Pry Bar and What Are They Used For?"
958:
512:
223:
320:Cat’s claw pry bar, more simply known as a
259:identifies the first component of the word
209:The design can be used as any of the three
154:for leverage and a goose neck to pull nails
37:. For the 2010 single by the Vaccines, see
965:
951:
519:
505:
134:Learn how and when to remove this message
145:
1339:
250:
946:
500:
16:Hand tool for prying boards and nails
972:
72:adding citations to reliable sources
43:
13:
239:Commonly crowbars are forged from
14:
1368:
236:, possibly hardened on its ends.
194:, or in Britain and Australia a
48:
59:needs additional citations for
526:
479:
461:
446:
424:
404:
376:
270:. It was also called simply a
1:
369:
264:
7:
347:
10:
1373:
313:Types of crowbar include:
301:, the protagonist lacks a
224:Materials and construction
32:
25:
18:
1324:
1283:
1196:
1158:
1151:
1121:
1073:
1031:
985:
978:
865:
557:
534:
386:Oxford English Dictionary
359:Kinetic energy penetrator
906:Machine and metalworking
837:Tongue-and-groove pliers
308:
21:Crowbar (disambiguation)
916:Measuring and alignment
282:used the latter, as in
1352:Woodworking hand tools
1108:Bucket chain excavator
1103:Bucket-wheel excavator
155:
1357:Mechanical hand tools
149:
1326:Part of a series on
1093:Rocker Shovel Loader
881:Cutting and abrasive
343:Rolling head pry bar
204:mechanical advantage
178:, or occasionally a
68:improve this article
280:William Shakespeare
251:Etymology and usage
1261:Articulated hauler
1098:Dragline excavator
562:Adjustable spanner
473:www.sparknotes.com
440:2008-03-12 at the
337:Heavy-duty pry bar
156:
28:Jemmy (given name)
1334:
1333:
1279:
1278:
1147:
1146:
940:
939:
852:Upholstery hammer
397:978-0-19-861186-8
334:Gooseneck pry bar
144:
143:
136:
118:
1364:
1241:Material ropeway
1156:
1155:
1041:Blasting machine
983:
982:
973:Mining equipment
967:
960:
953:
944:
943:
727:Pencil sharpener
521:
514:
507:
498:
497:
491:
490:
483:
477:
476:
465:
459:
450:
444:
428:
422:
408:
402:
401:
389:
380:
285:Romeo and Juliet
269:
266:
241:long steel stock
186:, colloquially
162:, also called a
139:
132:
128:
125:
119:
117:
76:
52:
44:
1372:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1361:
1337:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1320:
1275:
1251:Conveyor bridge
1192:
1143:
1117:
1074:Heavy machinery
1069:
1027:
974:
971:
941:
936:
935:
861:
777:Punch down tool
757:Plumber's snake
553:
530:
525:
495:
494:
485:
484:
480:
467:
466:
462:
451:
447:
442:Wayback Machine
429:
425:
409:
405:
398:
382:
381:
377:
372:
350:
340:Molding pry bar
327:Digging pry bar
311:
298:Robinson Crusoe
267:
253:
226:
140:
129:
123:
120:
77:
75:
65:
53:
42:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1370:
1360:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1332:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1313:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1296:Miner's helmet
1293:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1280:
1277:
1276:
1274:
1273:
1268:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1238:
1233:
1232:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1200:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1179:
1178:
1176:Winding engine
1173:
1162:
1160:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1125:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1116:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1089:
1088:
1077:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1043:
1037:
1035:
1029:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
989:
987:
980:
976:
975:
970:
969:
962:
955:
947:
938:
937:
934:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
871:Types of tools
867:
866:
863:
862:
860:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
827:Tactical light
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
767:Podger spanner
764:
759:
754:
752:Plumber wrench
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
682:Locking pliers
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
558:
555:
554:
552:
551:
546:
541:
535:
532:
531:
524:
523:
516:
509:
501:
493:
492:
478:
460:
445:
423:
403:
396:
374:
373:
371:
368:
367:
366:
361:
356:
349:
346:
345:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
324:
318:
310:
307:
295:'s 1719 novel
252:
249:
225:
222:
142:
141:
56:
54:
47:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1369:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1329:
1323:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1282:
1272:
1269:
1267:
1264:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1195:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1167:
1164:
1163:
1161:
1157:
1154:
1150:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1124:
1120:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1034:
1030:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
990:
988:
984:
981:
977:
968:
963:
961:
956:
954:
949:
948:
945:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
868:
864:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
842:Torque wrench
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
817:Stitching awl
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
802:Socket wrench
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
732:Persian drill
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
702:Monkey wrench
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
672:Impact driver
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
647:Hammer tacker
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
632:Glass breaker
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
567:Antique tools
565:
563:
560:
559:
556:
550:
547:
545:
542:
540:
537:
536:
533:
529:
522:
517:
515:
510:
508:
503:
502:
499:
488:
482:
474:
470:
464:
458:
454:
449:
443:
439:
436:
432:
427:
420:
416:
412:
407:
399:
393:
388:
387:
379:
375:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
351:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
328:
325:
323:
319:
316:
315:
314:
306:
304:
300:
299:
294:
289:
287:
286:
281:
277:
273:
262:
258:
255:The accepted
248:
246:
242:
237:
235:
231:
221:
219:
214:
212:
211:lever classes
207:
205:
201:
197:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
153:
148:
138:
135:
127:
124:November 2023
116:
113:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
92:
88:
85: –
84:
80:
79:Find sources:
73:
69:
63:
62:
57:This article
55:
51:
46:
45:
40:
36:
29:
22:
1306:Carbide lamp
1204:Mine railway
1134:Gold panning
1129:Fire-setting
1086:Steam shovel
1081:Power shovel
1050:Blasting cap
1013:Sledgehammer
822:Strap wrench
797:Slide hammer
792:Sledgehammer
717:Paint roller
616:
602:Caulking gun
572:Basin wrench
481:
472:
463:
448:
426:
406:
385:
378:
354:Halligan bar
331:Flat pry bar
312:
296:
293:Daniel Defoe
290:
283:
275:
271:
260:
254:
238:
227:
218:utility bars
217:
215:
208:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
164:wrecking bar
163:
159:
157:
130:
121:
111:
104:
97:
90:
78:
66:Please help
61:verification
58:
39:Wreckin' Bar
1311:Ventilation
1291:Safety lamp
1229:Slate wagon
1113:Gold dredge
931:Woodworking
787:Screwdriver
782:Scratch awl
742:Pipe wrench
592:Breaker bar
577:Block plane
268: 1400
35:Breaker bar
1347:Hand tools
1341:Categories
1256:Haul truck
1224:Quarry tub
1197:Horizontal
1188:Man engine
1018:Jackhammer
1003:Hand steel
979:Excavation
812:Staple gun
807:Spike maul
722:Paintbrush
712:Nut driver
707:Multi-tool
687:Lug wrench
667:Hole punch
637:Grease gun
528:Hand tools
421:, sense 5a
370:References
94:newspapers
1271:Reclaimer
1171:Headframe
1152:Transport
1065:Gunpowder
1046:Detonator
832:Tire iron
697:Mitre box
622:Fish tape
597:Cat's paw
549:Workbench
364:Tire iron
322:cat's paw
276:iron crow
257:etymology
230:hand tool
228:A common
188:gooseneck
180:prise bar
176:pinch-bar
83:"Crowbar"
1301:Headlamp
1219:Pit pony
1214:Mine car
1209:Minecart
1159:Vertical
1060:Dynamite
1033:Blasting
886:Forestry
876:Cleaning
847:Tweezers
657:Headlamp
539:Sawhorse
438:Archived
415:crow-bar
348:See also
245:I-shaped
184:prisebar
1266:Stacker
1245:Blondin
1236:Mantrip
1139:Hushing
1008:Crowbar
993:Pickaxe
911:Masonry
901:Kitchen
762:Plunger
737:Pincers
662:Hex key
617:Crowbar
612:Crimper
587:Bradawl
544:Toolbox
457:crowbar
303:pickaxe
261:crowbar
198:, is a
192:pig bar
168:pry bar
160:crowbar
152:fulcrum
108:scholar
1328:mining
1284:Safety
1055:Dualin
1023:Gezähe
998:Shovel
921:Mining
891:Garden
857:Wrench
747:Pliers
692:Mallet
642:Hammer
627:Gimlet
453:Snopes
394:
172:prybar
110:
103:
96:
89:
81:
1166:Hoist
1122:Other
986:Tools
926:Power
772:Punch
607:Clamp
582:Brace
309:Types
274:, or
234:steel
200:lever
196:jemmy
190:, or
115:JSTOR
101:books
1316:SCSR
1183:Whim
896:Hand
677:Jack
652:Hawk
435:crow
419:crow
392:ISBN
272:crow
87:news
431:AHD
411:OED
291:In
182:or
170:or
70:by
1343::
1048:/
471:.
455::
433::
417:;
413::
278:;
265:c.
220:.
174:,
166:,
158:A
1247:)
1243:(
966:e
959:t
952:v
520:e
513:t
506:v
489:.
475:.
400:.
137:)
131:(
126:)
122:(
112:·
105:·
98:·
91:·
64:.
41:.
30:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.