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Definition of Peavies
1. peavy [n] - See also: peavy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peavies
Literary usage of Peavies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Riverman by Stewart Edward White (1908)
"These men, quite simply, walked to the edges of the roll way, rolled a log apiece
into the water, stepped aboard, leaned against their peavies, ..."
2. The Wit and Humor of America by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1911)
"... There is water a-swash in our boots; Our hands are hard-calloused by peavies
and poles, And we 're drenched with the spume of the chutes; We gather our ..."
3. Logging: The Principles and General Methods of Operation in the United States by Ralph Clement Bryant (1913)
"Each line may be operated independently or the two may be operated in unison.1 Loading
with Jacks or peavies. — This method is used where logs are loaded by ..."
4. Lumber, Its Manufacture and Distribution by Ralph Clement Bryant (1922)
"Timbers are thrown from the rollers upon the greased skids of the dock by workmen
who use cant-hooks or peavies. In loading cars, the timbers are shoved ..."
5. The Worker and His Work: Readings in Present Day Literature Presenting Some by Stella Stewart Center (1920)
"They clamped their peavies to the reluctant timbers, heaved, pushed, slid, and
rolled them one by one into the current, where they were caught and borne ..."
6. A Book of American Humorous Verse: Being a Collection of Humorous and Witty by Wallace Rice (1903)
"... There is water a-swash in our boots; Our hands are hard-calloused by peavies
and poles, And we 're drenched with the spume of the chutes; We gather our ..."
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