peavey

American  

[pee-vee] / ˈpi vi /

noun

plural

peaveys

1. a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.

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peavey British  

/ ˈpiːvɪ /

noun

1. a wooden lever with a metal pointed end and a hinged hook, used for handling logs Compare cant hook

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Etymology

Origin of peavey

1865–70, named after Joseph Peavey, its inventor

Example Sentences

But at his best, his images become hermetic, despite their apparent candor; a peavey or a hanging cornhusk seems to brim with undisclosed biography.

From Time Magazine Archive

He rolled them over with a peavey and pounded them with the flat face of a splitting maul, testing for the ringing tone that indicated soundness.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Once its balance was passed, the sawyer struck the grappling chains loose with his peavey, and, with a rattle, they fell clear, while the prostrate giant lumbered ponderously into the mill.

From The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley by Cullum, Ridgwell

“Over talkin’ to Hoss,” said a driver, as he went for a new peavey.

From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert

Then, as a man pries jack-straws, he clamped his peavey and tugged sharply.

From The Blazed Trail by White, Stewart Edward

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