peavy
Americannoun
plural
peaviesExample Sentences
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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
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
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
Pete Lebree had money and land, Paul of Olamon had none, Only his peavy and driving pole, his birch canoe and his gun.
From King Spruce, A Novel by Day, Holman
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
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