peavy

See also: Peavy

English

A man using a peavy.

Alternative forms

peavee, peavey, peevee

Etymology

After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America.

Noun

peavy (plural peavies)

A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
Synonyms: dog hook, cant-dog, cant hook, peavey hook

Translations

tool used to manipulate logs

French: tourne-billes (fr) m
Tlingit: dlágwaa

See also

cant hook

References

Peavey (tool) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:Peavey (forestry) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“peavy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Pavey

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