pike pole

noun

1. (in lumbering) a long pole with a metal point and a fixed hook, for catching and guiding logs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pike pole¹

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

Example Sentences

The animals today aren't killed but they are injured by a man on horseback who uses what appears to be a type of pike pole.

From BBC

Luis Hernandez starts in the cab, while Jordan St. John, on the deck, gives hand signals and uses a pike pole — a long pole with a dagger point — to guide the log in.

From Seattle Times

Ilett maneuvered a pike pole in the water to pull the octopus over to the boat.

From The Guardian

Timothy D. Young, walked past her at a fire scene carrying a long “pike pole” and told her “this looks like it would hurt,” her lawsuit said.

From Washington Post

Somebody had started the creaking boat with the purchase of a pike pole at the rear.

From Project Gutenberg