digging bar

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digging bar (plural digging bars)

  1. A long metal bar with a pointed or wedge-shaped end, used for digging post holes, breaking or loosening hard materials, or as a lever for dislodging heavy objects.
    • 1997, Nancy Ross Hugo, Earth Works. Readings for Backyard Gardeners, →ISBN, page 160:
      Instead, he went after his digging bar. […] It looks like a long iron bar but is made of tempered steel. It's about 5 feet long, 1½ inches in diameter, and weighs about 25 pounds.

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