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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
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so uses a crowbar instead: "As for the pickaxe, I made use of the iron crows, which were proper enough, though heavy."
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cross-section shaft. Versions using relatively wide flat steel bar are often referred to as "utility" or "flat bars".
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consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, used to force two objects apart or gain
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in lifting; often the curved end has a notch for removing nails.
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Designs made from thick flat steel bar are often referred to as
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This article is about the tool. For other uses, see
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Crowbar (disambiguation)
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