noun
- a heavy wooden lever with a metal point and hinged hook near one end, used especially by lumberjacks for handling logs
Usage: forestry; logging
Examples
- The lumberjack used his peavy to roll the heavy log into position.
- She grabbed her peavy and began moving the fallen timber off the trail.
- The old peavy had been passed down through three generations of loggers.
- With a quick motion of his peavy, he turned the log over to examine its underside.
- The forestry crew carried peavies to help them clear the blocked waterway.
- Learning to handle a peavy properly takes practice and skill.