Definition of Handspike

1. Noun. A metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever.

Generic synonyms: Bar

Definition of Handspike

1. n. A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.

Definition of Handspike

1. Noun. A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Handspike

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Handspike

1. A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Handspike

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handsiest
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handsoaps
handsome
handsomed
handsomely
handsomeness
handsomenesses
handsomer
handsomes
handsomest
handsoming
handspan
handspans
handspike (current term)
handspikes
handspring
handsprings
handspun
handstamp
handstamped
handstamping
handstamps
handstand
handstands
handstitched
handstroke
handstrokes
handsy

Literary usage of Handspike

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1831)
"handspike ; a wooden bar or lever to heave round the windlass, ... The gunner's handspike is shorter than the former, and armed with two claws for managing ..."

2. Popular Lectures on Science and Art: Delivered in the Principal Cities and by Dionysius Lardner (1846)
"handspike.—Oar.—Nat- Crackers.—Taming Lathe.—Steelyard.—Rectangular Lever.—Hammer.—Load between two Bearers.—Combination of Levers.—Equivalent Lever. ..."

3. A Treatise on Criminal Law by Francis Wharton, William Draper Lewis (1896)
"... stating, shortly before the attack, that he knew where the seat of life was ;' where he thrust a handspike deeply into the forehead of the deceased.5 ..."

4. Sporting Adventures in the New World, Or, Days and Nights of Moose-hunting by Campbell Hardy (1855)
"... a handspike"—Sampson among the Indians—Traditions about Animals and Birds—Conversations with a Rabbit —The Bear and the Fisher—A Tale of Indian Warfare. ..."

5. Sporting Adventures in the New World, Or, Days and Nights of Moose-hunting by Campbell Hardy (1855)
"... a handspike"—Sampson among the Indians—Traditions about Animals and Birds—Conversations with a Rabbit —The Bear and the Fisher—A Tale of Indian Warfare. ..."

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