handspike

[ hand-spahyk ]
/ ˈhændˌspaɪk /

noun

a bar used as a lever.

Origin of handspike

1605–15; < Dutch handspaak (see hand, spoke2), with -spaak replaced by spike1

British Dictionary definitions for hand-spike

handspike
/ (ˈhændˌspaɪk) /

noun

a bar or length of pipe used as a lever