name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant-hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end.
2. 2
   a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dog hookcant dogcant hookcant-dogdog hookpeavey

Etymology

After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America.

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