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peavey
[ pee-vee ]
noun
, plural pea·veys.
- a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.
peavey
/ ˈpiːvɪ /
noun
- a wooden lever with a metal pointed end and a hinged hook, used for handling logs Compare cant hook
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peavey1
1865–70, Americanism; named after Joseph Peavey, its inventor
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peavey1
C19: named after Joseph Peavey, American who invented it
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Example Sentences
The other dropped his peavey, heaved him up in his arms and, thus burdened, made for shore.
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Over the turmoil the rivermen fled for shore, each man balancing himself with his peavey, held low across his body.
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If it were true, then what had she sought with Peavey, if not to be his wife—what, then?
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When Peavey's automobile had been withdrawn, she had tried Gilday, only to find him out of town.
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Only Peavey could tell her, make her certain of the truth or falsity of this story.
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