ピッチフォークMeanings1nounpitchforkA farming tool with a long handle and two or more prongs, used for lifting and pitching hay. The word is a direct loan from English and is used in the same sense.農のう夫ふはピッチフォークで干ほし草くさを積つみ上あげた。The farmer piled up the hay with a pitchfork.