peavy

peavy

See also: Peavy

English

A man using a peavy.

Alternative forms

• peavey

Etymology

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

Noun

peavy (plural peavies)

1. 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

• (tool): dog hook, cant dog, cant hook, peavey hook

Translations

tool used to manipulate logs

Tlingit: dlágwaa

See also

• Peavey (tool) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• peavy on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• Pavey