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PEAVEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does peavey mean?
• PEAVEY (noun)
The noun PEAVEY has 1 sense:
1. a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
Familiarity information: PEAVEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cant dog; dog hook; peavey; peavy
Hypernyms ("peavey" is a kind of...):
lever (a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "peavey"):
cant hook (a peavey having a hook instead of a spike; used for handling logs)
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