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The peavy bit into the ice, and the scooter rocked out from the wharf.

Grind your axes, O my heroes, Point your peavies, file your saws; Let your ropes and chains and cables Be examined now for flaws.

A landing is built of cribwork and the logs are simply rolled on the truck with peavies or cant hooks, or a parbuckle system with skids and horses is used.

It seemed he could use a peavy, or canthook, pretty well, having done something besides sailing in his day.

The “peavy” is the Maine name for a slightly different variety of “cant-dog,” which takes its title from its maker in Old Town.