peavy
A man using a peavy.
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
Related
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Origin
- After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America.
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