peavy
Americannoun
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The peavy bit into the ice, and the scooter rocked out from the wharf.
From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Hill, Grace Brooks
This man was standing on an extreme point, leaning on his peavy, watching the timbers float past.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
Guess you feel good when you see a boy swingin' an axe, or handlin' a peavy.
From The Man in the Twilight by Cullum, Ridgwell
The latter had lingered in hopes of rescuing his peavy, which had gone overboard.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
An opening was made in the piles, and the rivermen, with pike-pole and peavy, began cautiously to dig their way through the tangled timbers.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
Immediately the rivermen ran out on this tangle, and, after a moment devoted to inspection, set to work with their peavies.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
“We’ll just have to dig into her with the peavies, Dinny, and trust to luck.”
From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)
Grind your axes, O my heroes, Point your peavies, file your saws; Let your ropes and chains and cables Be examined now for flaws.
From By Trench and Trail in Song and Story by MacKay, Angus
For one moment they stared into his face, and then with a wild yell dropped their peavies and fled toward the bunk-house.
From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
Resting on their peavies, the men glanced at me curiously.
From A Busy Year at the Old Squire's by Stephens, C. A. (Charles Asbury)
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