peavey, peavy, cant dog, dog hook
(noun) a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America.
peavy (plural peavies)
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.
• (tool): dog hook, cant dog, cant hook, peavey hook
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Peavy (plural Peavys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peavy is the 6726th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5016 individuals. Peavy is most common among White (64.83%) and Black/African American (30.0%) individuals.
• Pavey
Source: Wiktionary
Pea"vey Pea"vy, n. [Said to be from the inventor's name.] (Lumbering)
Definition: A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
