peavey, pevy U.S.
(ˈpiːvɪ)
Also pivie.
[From the surname, Peavey, of the inventor.]
A lumberer's cant-hook having a spike at the end of the lever.
| 1878 Lumberman's Gaz. 16 Mar., The best cast steel Pevy made in the world. 1893 Scribner's Mag. June 714/2 The banking-ground swarms with men armed with pevies (which are cant-hooks furnished with strong pikes in the end). 1902 Nation (N.Y.) 9 Oct. 289/3 Our hands are hard-callused by peavies and poles. 1907 Black Cat June 24 Mehetabel launched the boat, and running along the logs, piloted it hither and thither hooked to a pivie. |