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Definition of Peavey
1. Noun. A stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs.
Definition of Peavey
1. n. A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike.
Definition of Peavey
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of peavy) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Peavey
1. a lever used to move logs [n -VEYS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Peavey
Literary usage of Peavey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Herd Register by American Jersey cattle club (1909)
"Est. of Frank H. peavey, Minneapolis, Minn. Est. of Frank H. peavey, ... GW peavey,
Wayzata. Minn. GW peavey, Wayzata, Minn. GW peavey, Wayzata, Minn. ..."
2. Fireproof Construction: An Authoritative Presentation of the Fire Prevention by F. W. Fitzpatrick, Theodore Lincoln Condron (1914)
"FIRE RECORDS AND TESTS "CONCRETE" FIRES peavey Elevator Company. In Cement for
May, 1906, appears the following description of the fire at the peavey ..."
3. Illustrative Cases on the Law of Wills by Walter Thomas Dunmore, George Enos Gardner (1916)
"peavey. (Supreme Court of Illinois, 1889. 128 111. 430, 21 NE 503, ... Petition for
partition by Angenette J. peavey against William Ha- ward, Robert Haward ..."
4. The History of Hancock, New Hampshire, 1764-1889 by William Willis Hayward (1889)
"Moderator, Charles F. peavey; town clerk, Charles F. peavey; selectmen, Wesley
Wilson, Abram Burtt, John C. Dodge; representative, Wesley Wilson. 1888. ..."
5. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire: A Record of by Ezra Scollay Stearns, William Frederick Whitcher, Edward Everett Parker, Lewis Publishing Company, Lewis publishing company, Chicago (1908)
"That the peavey family was not peavey among the first three ... Thomas peavey,
of Andover, Massachusetts, was a private in Captain Joshua Holt's (Fourth ..."
6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1912)
"Later another elevator was brought into the arrangement, now with peavey & Company,
... peavey k Company, is a large dealer in grain, and receives the same ..."
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