HANDSPIKE


Meaning of HANDSPIKE in English

/hand"spuyk'/ , n.

a bar used as a lever.

[ 1605-15; handspaak (see HAND, SPOKE 2 ), with - spaak replaced by SPIKE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .