to fork out

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fork \Fork\, v. t.
   To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over
   with a fork, as the soil.
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         Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.
                                                  Wilson.
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   {To fork over} {To fork out}, to hand or pay over, as money;
      to {cough up}. [Slang] --G. Eliot.
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