pitchfork
pitch‧fork1 /ˈpɪtʃfɔːk $ -fɔːrk/ 
noun [countable]
a farm tool with a long handle and two long curved metal points, used especially for lifting hay (=dried grass)
pitchfork2 verb [transitive] British English
to put someone suddenly into a situation for which they are not properly prepared
pitchfork somebody into something
She was pitchforked into power by the early death of her husband James V.
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noun [countable]a farm tool with a long handle and two long curved metal points, used especially for lifting hay (=dried grass)
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verb [transitive] British Englishto put someone suddenly into a situation for which they are not properly prepared
pitchfork somebody into something