PEAVY

peavey, peavy, cant dog, dog hook

(noun) a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

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

Anagrams

• Pavey

Proper noun

Peavy (plural Peavys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Peavy is the 6726^th 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.

Anagrams

• Pavey

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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