cant hook
21cant dog — /ˈkænt dɒg/ (say kant dog) noun a wooden lever with a movable iron hook near the lower end, used for grasping and canting or turning over logs, etc …
22dog hook — noun a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs • Syn: ↑peavey, ↑peavy, ↑cant dog • Hypernyms: ↑lever • Hyponyms: ↑cant hook * * * noun …
23Swamp hook — Swamp Swamp, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[ o]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not… …
24Shave hook — Shave Shave, n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See {Shave}, v. t.] 1. A thin slice; a shaving. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving. [1913 Webster] 3. (a) An exorbitant discount on a note. [Cant, U.S.]… …
25By hook or by crook — crook crook (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael. crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.] 1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature;… …
26cantdog — cantˈdog or cantˈhook noun (forestry) A metal hook on a long handle, for rolling logs • • • Main Entry: ↑cant …
27canthook — cantˈdog or cantˈhook noun (forestry) A metal hook on a long handle, for rolling logs • • • Main Entry: ↑cant …
28canthook — cant hook Precision Graphics n. A wooden lever with a movable metal hook near one end, used for handling logs. It is similar to a peavey but has a blunt tip, often with teeth. [From cant1.] * * * …
29Peavey (tool) — A peavey or peavey hook is a logging tool consisting of a handle, generally from 30 to 50 inches long (0.75 to 1.25 m), with a metal spike protruding from the end. The spike is rammed into a log, then a hook (at the end of an arm attached to a… …
30peavy — noun A tool used to manipulate logs, having a thick wooden handle, a steel point, and a curved hooked arm. Similar to a cant hook, but shorter and stouter, and with a pointed end. Syn: dog hook, cant dog, cant hook, peavey hook …
