peavy
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Then he dropped his peavy and stepped aside.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
The peavy bit into the ice, and the scooter rocked out from the wharf.
From The Corner House Girls Snowbound by Hill, Grace Brooks
He hit it with a splash that threw the water high to either side, immediately caught his equilibrium, and set to work with his peavy.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
Of course he had nerve, and could do anything with a log and a peavy, and would fight at the drop of a hat—any "bully boy" would qualify there—but also he had judgment.
From Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life by White, Stewart Edward
The latter had lingered in hopes of rescuing his peavy, which had gone overboard.
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
"Boys," he commanded briefly, "get your peavies and come along."
From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward
Their peavies clanked regularly, and the logs twirled out of their resting places and trundled into the stream.
From The Boss of Wind River by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)
A landing is built of cribwork and the logs are simply rolled on the truck with peavies or cant hooks, or a parbuckle system with skids and horses is used.
From Motor Truck Logging Methods Engineering Experiment Station Series, Bulletin No. 12 by Knapp, Frederick Malcolm
A dozen men ran out over the logs as though skylarking, inserted their peavies in a threatened lock, and pried it loose.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
The click! clank! clank! of their peavies sounded like the valves of some great engine, so regular was the periodicity of their metallic recurrence.
From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward
