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peavey

/pee-vee/US // ˈpi vi //UK // (ˈpiːvɪ) //

豌豆荚,豌豆蔻,豌豆苗,豌豆黄

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pea·veys.

    • : a cant hook with a sharply pointed end, used in handling logs.

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Examples

  • The other dropped his peavey, heaved him up in his arms and, thus burdened, made for shore.

  • Over the turmoil the rivermen fled for shore, each man balancing himself with his peavey, held low across his body.

  • If it were true, then what had she sought with Peavey, if not to be his wife—what, then?

  • When Peavey's automobile had been withdrawn, she had tried Gilday, only to find him out of town.

  • Only Peavey could tell her, make her certain of the truth or falsity of this story.