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a steel argument that wins every disagreement with a locked door
means A sturdy iron or steel bar, usually flattened and slightly curved at one end, used as a lever to pry, force, or wrench things open.
from A literal pairing: the 'crow' part comes from the tool's beak-like, hooked or split end, which reminded people of a crow's bill — the same bird-shaped imagery gives us older terms like 'crow' and 'iron crow' for pry bars. By the 1700s 'crow' and 'crowbar' were used interchangeably, with 'crowbar' eventually winning out. So the name is a small piece of barnyard poetry hammered onto a blunt instrument.
- name origin
- end resembles a crow's foot or beak
- physics
- long arm multiplies your force into something terrifying
- alias
- the wrecking bar, the jimmy, the pry
- video games
- half-life made it gaming's beloved weapon
- dual purpose
- builds and destroys with equal enthusiasm