Meaning
pitchfork
- a large, long-handled fork with long tines used in farming for lifting hay or straw
In a sentence
Il contadino ha sollevato il fieno con il forcone.
The farmer lifted the hay with the pitchfork.
Ha riposto il forcone accanto alla porta della stalla.
He put the pitchfork back next to the stable door.
I denti del forcone erano ormai arrugginiti dall'umidità.
The tines of the pitchfork were by then rusted from the dampness.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| forcone | masculine · singular |
| forconi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Historically an augmentative of 'forca', now treated as an independent lemma.