noun
crowbar; wrecking bar; pry bar
A metal lever used for prying, lifting, or demolition. Often compared to バール, which is a similar tool.
See also: バール
金てこで釘を抜いた。
I pulled out the nail with a crowbar.
作業員が金てこを使って重い石を持ち上げた。
The worker lifted the heavy stone using a crowbar.
Variant combining 金 and 梃.
Contains irregular kanji usage; 挺 is not standard for 'lever'.
バール is a more common loanword for 'crowbar' in modern Japanese. 金てこ is a native Japanese term, often used in traditional or specific tool contexts.
Compound of 金 (kana, 'metal') and てこ (teko, 'lever'). The reading かな is an older form of かね (metal).