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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of handspike1

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

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