reef
v.— «I believe you _can_ shear those brass pins if you put a set of vice-grips on the end of your screwdriver and really “reef” on it.» —“Re: re:CARS” by Chris Garvin Usenet: alt.locksmithing Mar. 7, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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