HyperDic: peavy

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

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

English > *peavy*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs.
Synonyms	peavey, 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