peavy

Example Sentences

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There he stood on some prominent point, leaning his chin contemplatively against the thick shaft of his peavy, watching the endless procession of the logs drifting by.

From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward

Tom North, leaning gracefully against the shaft of a peavy, looked up eagerly as his principal approached.

From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward

As man shouted to man, each shouldered his peavy and came running ashore, eager question on his lips.

From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward

This man was standing on an extreme point, leaning on his peavy, watching the timbers float past.

From The Rules of the Game by White, Stewart Edward

Guess you feel good when you see a boy swingin' an axe, or handlin' a peavy.

From The Man in the Twilight by Cullum, Ridgwell