noun
- A short bar or lever, typically with a handle at one end, used as a tool for prying, lifting, or moving heavy objects.
Usage: nautical: historically used on ships to move cargo or operate equipment; also called a handpike or pry bar
Examples
- The sailor used a handspike to shift the heavy barrel across the deck.
- Workers employed a handspike to lift the stone slab into place.
- A handspike was essential equipment in the ship's hold for managing cargo.
- The carpenter grabbed a handspike to pry open the wooden crate.
- Handspikes were common tools on merchant vessels during the age of sail.