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halligan bar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
hal-li-gan bar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.

Etymology

Named after its designer, New York City firefighter Hugh Halligan, in 1948.

Inflected Forms

Halligan bars (plural)

Synonyms

Halligan tool Halligan hooligan tool

Questions

What does halligan bar mean?
A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.
Where does halligan bar come from?
Named after its designer, New York City firefighter Hugh Halligan, in 1948.

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