cant hook

  • 71white swamp honeysuckle — 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… …

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  • 72claw — n 1. talon, pounce, curved nail, unguis, hoof, paw, Fr. griffe, Ornith. spur; pincer, nipper, chela, fang; hook, clamp, forceps, tongs; grapnel, grapple, grappling iron, cant hook. v 2. tear, scratch, pounce, Archaic. clapperclaw, scrape, dig;… …

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  • 73peavey — or peavy noun (plural peaveys or peavies) Etymology: Joseph Peavey died 1873 American blacksmith Date: 1870 a lumberman s lever that has a pivoting hooked arm and metal spike at one end called also cant dog compare cant hook …

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  • 74Outline of forestry — See also: Index of forestry articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and guide to forestry: Forestry – the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. Forest ecosystems have come to be …

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  • 75buffer — Synonyms and related words: T square, aegis, annul, antacid, antidote, arch dam, arm guard, awl, backstop, bale breaker, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, battering ram, bear trap dam, beaver dam, bevel, bevel square, bodkin, boom,… …

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  • 76lathe — Synonyms and related words: T square, alembic, anvil, awl, bale breaker, bar, battering ram, bevel, bevel square, bodkin, bradawl, buffer, caldron, calipers, cant hook, caulking iron, center punch, crowbar, crucible, dibble, dividers, edger,… …

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  • 77tool — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, Federal, T square, adz, agency, agent, aid, amanuensis, ancilla, apparatus, apple polisher, appliance, ass licker, auto, autolithograph, avenue, awl, ax, backscratcher, backslapper, baggage agent,… …

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  • 78claw — [n] nail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal barb, cant hook, clapperclaw, crook, fang, fingernail, grapnel, grappler, hook, manus, nail claw, nipper, paw, pincer, retractile, spur, talon, tentacle, unguis, ungula; concept 392 claw [v]… …

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  • 79peavey — ☆ peavey n. pl. peavies [pē′vē ] n. peaveys [prob. after J. Peavey, said to be its inventor, c. 1872] a heavy wooden lever with a pointed metal tip and hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs: cf. CANT HOOK: also sp. peavy n …

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  • 80Peavey — Pea vey, Peavy Pea vy, n. [Said to be from the inventor s name.] (Lumbering) A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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