Editing Pitchfork (section)

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[[File:Two men loading hay onto a rack drawn by tractor (20886793451).jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Pitching [[hay]]]]

A '''pitchfork''' or '''hay fork''' is an agricultural [[tool]] used to pitch loose material, such as [[hay]], [[straw]], [[manure]], or leaves. It has a long handle and usually two to five thin [[tine (structural)|tines]] designed to efficiently move such materials.

The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to the [[garden fork]]. While similar in appearance, the garden fork is shorter and stockier than the pitchfork, with three or four thicker tines intended for turning or loosening the [[soil]] of [[garden]]s.