Peavey

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Peavey \Pea"vey\, Peavy \Pea"vy\, n. [Said to be from the
     inventor's name.] (Lumbering)
     A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike;
     it is used for handling logs.
  
     Syn: cant dog.


          [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  peavey
       n : a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
           [syn: {peavy}, {cant dog}]