handspike
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of handspike
1605–15; < Dutch handspaak ( see hand, spoke 2), with -spaak replaced by spike 1
Example Sentences
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"Well, get a crew ready to man the skiff," said Tom, throwing down the handspike after hitting the rail one more blow harder than all the rest.
From No Moss The Career of a Rolling Stone by Castlemon, Harry
My "handspike" was turned over, and with it dissipated the disgust with which I had carried it.
From Four Years A Scout and Spy by Downs, E. C.
That peculiar gentleman-like and military air, even shouldering a handspike, could not be mistaken.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
Guy ropes were placed on each corner to guide it, in connection with a heavy handspike.
From The Mountains of Oregon by Steel, William Gladstone
The latter held a big handspike with an arched iron hook hinged to it, and he invited Frank to assist him in rolling logs.
From The Boy Ranchers of Puget Sound by Bindloss, Harold
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