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peavey

American  
[pee-vee] / ˈpi vi /

noun

plural

peaveys

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

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

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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

The other dropped his peavey, heaved him up in his arms and, thus burdened, made for shore.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

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

From Lost Farm Camp by Knibbs, Harry Herbert

He developed a fair amount of skill with a peavey, and he derived a fierce satisfaction from each log that he twisted from its resting place and rolled into free water.

From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)

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