Halligan bar

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Halligan bar

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Named after American firefighter Hugh Halligan from the New York City Fire Department in 1948.

noun Halligan bars · halligan bar

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

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noun firefighter's tool

Русский	хулига́н xuligán

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@misc{halligan_bar_2026,
  title = {Halligan bar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halligan%20bar},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}