handspike

[ hand-spahyk ]

noun

1. a bar used as a lever.

handspike

/ ˈhændˌspaɪk /

noun

1. a bar or length of pipe used as a lever

Word History and Origins

Origin of handspike¹

1605–15; < Dutch handspaak ( hand, spoke ² ), with -spaak replaced by spike ¹