HyperDic: peavey

English > 1 sense of the word *peavey*:
NOUN	artifact	peavey, peavy, cant dog, dog hook	a stout lever with a sharp spike

peavey > pronunciation
Sounds	piy'viy
Rhymes	anchovy ... wavy: 30 rhymes with viy...

English > *peavey*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs.
Synonyms	peavy, cant dog, dog hook
Narrower	cant hook	A peavey having a hook instead of a spike
Broader	lever	A rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
Spanish	peavey, peavy
Catalan	peavey, peavy