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peaveys

Variant of peavey

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noun pl. peaveys

a heavy wooden lever with a pointed metal tip and hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs

also sp. peavy

Origin: prob. after J. Peavey, said to be its inventor, c. 1872

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