peavey

[ pee-vee ]

/ ˈpi vi /

a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.

Origin of peavey

1865–70, Americanism; named after Joseph Peavey, its inventor

Had Winona, whom she had introduced to Mr. Peavey, been trying to supplant her?

The Salamander |Owen Johnson
At the end of the week a curt farewell letter came from Mr. Peavey, in which she believed she divined the hand of Brennon.

The Salamander |Owen Johnson
Bannon found him standing on the pile, rolling down the sticks with a peavey to where the carrying gangs could pick them up.

Calumet 'K' |Samuel Merwin
Joe shouldered a peavey—a logger's hook—and let Tad drive the mules to the wood lot.

The Lost Wagon |James Arthur Kjelgaard

In the meantime Merritt and Peavey Jo, standing a few feet apart, had been eying each other.

The Boy With the U. S. Foresters |Francis Rolt-Wheeler

peavey

/ (ˈpiːvɪ) /

US and Canadian a wooden lever with a metal pointed end and a hinged hook, used for handling logs Compare cant hook

C19: named after Joseph Peavey, American who invented it