noun
- plural of peavey: long wooden poles with a metal point and hinged hook, used for handling logs
Usage: logging
Examples
- The loggers used peaveys to roll the heavy timber into position.
- Several peaveys were stored in the equipment shed at the lumber camp.
- Workers grabbed their peaveys to move the fallen logs from the riverbank.
- The crew relied on peaveys to guide logs down the chute.
- Old peaveys hung on the wall of the forestry museum.
- Two men with peaveys could handle logs that would otherwise require machinery.