Associations to the word «Peavy»

Wiktionary

PEAVY, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

PEAVY, noun. A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats