Definition of Peavey

1. Noun. A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs.

Exact synonyms: Cant Dog, Dog Hook, Peavy
Specialized synonyms: Cant Hook
Generic synonyms: Lever

Definition of Peavey

1. n. A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike.

Definition of Peavey

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of peavy) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Peavey

1. a lever used to move logs [n -VEYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peavey

peatery
peatier
peatiest
peatiness
peating
peatland
peatlands
peatman
peatmen
peats
peatship
peatships
peaty
peau d'orange
peau de soie
peavey (current term)
peaveys
peavies
peavy
peaze
peazed
peazes
peazing
peba
pebas
pebble
pebble-dash
pebble dash
pebble dashes
pebble mill

Literary usage of Peavey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Herd Register by American Jersey cattle club (1909)
"Est. of Frank H. peavey, Minneapolis, Minn. Est. of Frank H. peavey, ... GW peavey, Wayzata. Minn. GW peavey, Wayzata, Minn. GW peavey, Wayzata, Minn. ..."

2. Fireproof Construction: An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention by F. W. Fitzpatrick, Theodore Lincoln Condron (1914)
"FIRE RECORDS AND TESTS "CONCRETE" FIRES peavey Elevator Company. In Cement for May, 1906, appears the following description of the fire at the peavey ..."

3. Illustrative Cases on the Law of Wills by Walter Thomas Dunmore, George Enos Gardner (1916)
"peavey. (Supreme Court of Illinois, 1889. 128 111. 430, 21 NE 503, ... Petition for partition by Angenette J. peavey against William Ha- ward, Robert Haward ..."

4. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889 by William Willis Hayward (1889)
"Moderator, Charles F. peavey; town clerk, Charles F. peavey; selectmen, Wesley Wilson, Abram Burtt, John C. Dodge; representative, Wesley Wilson. 1888. ..."

5. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of by Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker, Lewis Publishing Company, Lewis publishing company, Chicago (1908)
"That the peavey family was not peavey among the first three ... Thomas peavey, of Andover, Massachusetts, was a private in Captain Joshua Holt's (Fourth ..."

6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1912)
"Later another elevator was brought into the arrangement, now with peavey & Company, ... peavey k Company, is a large dealer in grain, and receives the same ..."

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