Pair a noisy black spring bird with a counter where drinks are served, and you forge a heavy steel lever used to pry open crates. What tool am I?
A crowbar
'Crow' (the common bird) combined with 'bar' (a tavern counter) forms 'crowbar', a demolition and prying tool.
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