peavey (redirected from peavies)

pea·vey also pea·vy  (pv)

n. pl. pea·veys also pea·vies

An implement consisting of a wooden shaft with a metal point and a hinged hook near the end, used to handle logs.

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[After Joseph Peavey (fl. 1875), American inventor.]

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peavey - a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs cant dog, dog hook, peavy cant hook - a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum