peavy
Americannoun
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He hit it with a splash that threw the water high to either side, immediately caught his equilibrium, and set to work with his peavy.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
As man shouted to man, each shouldered his peavy and came running ashore, eager question on his lips.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
Then he dropped his peavy and stepped aside.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
There he stood on some prominent point, leaning his chin contemplatively against the thick shaft of his peavy, watching the endless procession of the logs drifting by.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
The person addressed first looked extremely astonished; then shouldered his peavy and started for camp, leaving the diminished rear a prey to curiosity.
From Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life by White, Stewart Edward
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