Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An implement consisting of a wooden shaft with a metal point and a hinged hook near the end, used to handle logs.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A lumberman's cant-hook having a strong spike at the end.
- noun A stout lever from 5 to 7 feet long, fitted at the larger end with a metal socket and pike, and a curved steel hook which works on a bolt: used in handling logs, especially in driving. A peavey differs from a cant-hook in having a pike instead of a toe-ring and lip at the end.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Lumbering) A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike; it is used for handling logs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
peavy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Ben stared at him, too surprised to speak, but the moment the word peavey passed Crowley's lips, Ben knew he'd identified the weapon.
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Ben stared at him, too surprised to speak, but the moment the word peavey passed Crowley's lips, Ben knew he'd identified the weapon.
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From what I gather, your peavey is a solid state combo amp.
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He set the peavey aside and considered what to do next.
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Thirty years after its invention, the peavey was used by woodsmen everywhere to push over trees, break logjams, roll logs, pry up rocks, tighten chains, and apparently, make large holes in the backs of unknown victims.
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He set the peavey aside and considered what to do next.
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"Looks to me like he was done in with his own peavey," Crowley said.
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Thirty years after its invention, the peavey was used by woodsmen everywhere to push over trees, break logjams, roll logs, pry up rocks, tighten chains, and apparently, make large holes in the backs of unknown victims.
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On the other side of the forge, Yarrl works on replacing the curved claw side of a peavey for a holder.
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frogapplause commented on the word peavey
A lumberman's cant-hook having a strong spike at the end.
A stout lever from 5 to 7 feet long, fitted at the larger end with a metal socket and pike, and a curved steel hook which works on a bolt: used in handling logs, especially in driving. A peavey differs from a cant-hook in having a pike instead of a toe-ring and lip at the end.
June 2, 2011
hernesheir commented on the word peavey
A peavey is as different from a pulaski as water is from fire. One wonders if the former tool was named after a person, as the latter was.
June 2, 2011
frogapplause commented on the word peavey
It's hard to visualize these tools without photos.
June 2, 2011
bilby commented on the word peavey
PV
June 3, 2011
qms commented on the word peavey
Since lumberjacks don't often mingle
They tend to be lonely and single.
When not plying the peavey
They watch porn on TV
And polish the trusty swing-dingle.
December 13, 2014