The story
After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
After Joseph Peavey, a blacksmith from Maine in the United States of America.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.