noun
- a long wooden pole with a metal point and hinged hook, used for moving logs
Usage: logging
Examples
- The logger used a peavey to roll the heavy timber into position.
- With his peavey in hand, he guided the logs down the river.
- The old peavey had been passed down through three generations of lumberjacks.
- She grabbed her peavey and headed toward the log jam.
- The metal point of the peavey bit deep into the bark.
- Without a peavey, moving those massive logs would be nearly impossible.