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tack lifter

noun

Etymology

From tack + lifter.

  1. derived from *lewp-✻ — “to peel, break off, damage”
  2. inherited from *luftuz✻ — “roof, sky, air”
  3. inherited from *luftu✻
  4. inherited from lyft — “atmosphere, air”
  5. inherited from lifte
  6. formed as lifter — “lift + -er”
  7. compounded as tack lifter — “tack + lifter”

Definitions

  1. A small prybar with forked tip, optimized for pulling tacks out of upholstered furniture…

    A small prybar with forked tip, optimized for pulling tacks out of upholstered furniture when reupholstering it.

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