Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An implement consisting of a wooden shaft with a metal point and a hinged hook near the end, used to handle logs.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A lumberman's cant-hook having a strong spike at the end.
  • noun A stout lever from 5 to 7 feet long, fitted at the larger end with a metal socket and pike, and a curved steel hook which works on a bolt: used in handling logs, especially in driving. A peavey differs from a cant-hook in having a pike instead of a toe-ring and lip at the end.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Lumbering) A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike; it is used for handling logs.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of peavy.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[After Joseph Peavey, (fl. 1875), American inventor.]

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Examples

  • Ben stared at him, too surprised to speak, but the moment the word peavey passed Crowley's lips, Ben knew he'd identified the weapon.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • Ben stared at him, too surprised to speak, but the moment the word peavey passed Crowley's lips, Ben knew he'd identified the weapon.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • From what I gather, your peavey is a solid state combo amp.

    All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com 2009

  • He set the peavey aside and considered what to do next.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • Thirty years after its invention, the peavey was used by woodsmen everywhere to push over trees, break logjams, roll logs, pry up rocks, tighten chains, and apparently, make large holes in the backs of unknown victims.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • He set the peavey aside and considered what to do next.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • "Looks to me like he was done in with his own peavey," Crowley said.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • Thirty years after its invention, the peavey was used by woodsmen everywhere to push over trees, break logjams, roll logs, pry up rocks, tighten chains, and apparently, make large holes in the backs of unknown victims.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2005

  • Thanks!!! peavey impulse 200 speakers drumtabs handle mount grill light brinkman flash lights hard cello cases korg dt 7 tuner

    Home to Chaos barbylon 2004

  • On the other side of the forge, Yarrl works on replacing the curved claw side of a peavey for a holder.

    The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994

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  • A lumberman's cant-hook having a strong spike at the end.

    A stout lever from 5 to 7 feet long, fitted at the larger end with a metal socket and pike, and a curved steel hook which works on a bolt: used in handling logs, especially in driving. A peavey differs from a cant-hook in having a pike instead of a toe-ring and lip at the end.

    June 2, 2011

  • A peavey is as different from a pulaski as water is from fire. One wonders if the former tool was named after a person, as the latter was.

    June 2, 2011

  • It's hard to visualize these tools without photos.

    June 2, 2011

  • PV

    June 3, 2011

  • Since lumberjacks don't often mingle
    They tend to be lonely and single.
    When not plying the peavey
    They watch porn on TV
    And polish the trusty swing-dingle.

    December 13, 2014