PEAVEY

Meaning of PEAVEY in English

or peavy noun (plural ~s or peavies) Etymology: Joseph Peavey died 1873 American blacksmith Date: 1870 a lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and metal spike at one end

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PEAVEY — noun or pea·vy or pee·vy or pe·vy ˈpēvē ( plural peaveys or peavies or peevies or pevies ) Etymology: probably …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEAVEY — (n.) Alt. of Peavy
Английский словарь Webster
PEAVEY — /pee"vee/ , n. , pl. peaveys . a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAVEY — or pea·vy ˈpē-vē ( plural peaveys or peavies ) Etymology: Joseph Peavey died 1873 American blacksmith Date: 1870 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PEAVEY — add. ·noun ·alt. of peavy.
Webster English vocab
PEAVEY — [pea.vey] or pea.vy n, pl peaveys or peavies [prob. fr. the name Peavey] (1870): a lumberman's lever that has a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEAVEY — peav|ey, peav|y, P~ BrE AmE ˈpiːv |i ▷ peav|eys, ~ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PEAVEY — Variant: or pea · vy Pronunciation: ' p ē -v ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural peaveys or peavies Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PEAVY — noun see: peavey
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CANT DOG — noun Etymology: 3cant Date: 1850 peavey
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PEAVY — noun see peavey
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOWMAN — I. ˈbōmən noun ( plural bowmen ) Etymology: Middle English boweman, from bowe bow + man — more at bow …
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TAILER-IN — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: tail in, v. + -er : a worker who rolls logs with cant hook …
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PEVY — variant of peavey
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEEVY — variant of peavey
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLUME RUNNER — noun : a worker who prevents or releases log jams in a flume by moving logs with a cant hook …
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CANT HOOK — noun Etymology: cant (II) : a wooden lever resembling a peavey but having a blunt end often with a toe …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANT DOG — noun Etymology: cant (II) : peavey
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEAVY — /pee"vee/ , n. , pl. peavies . peavey.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEAVY — see peavey
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANT HOOK — Etymology: cant (III) Date: circa 1848 : a lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and a blunt often …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANT DOG — Etymology: cant (III) Date: 1850 : peavey
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANT HOOK — [cant hook] n [[3]cant] (ca. 1848): a lumberman's lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and a blunt often toothed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANT DOG — [cant dog] n [[3]cant] (1850): peavey
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ENTITLE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be eligible/entitled to vote ▪ All those aged 18 or over are eligible to vote. …
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