Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Peavey \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.

Source : WordNet®

peavy
     n : a stout lever with a sharp spike; used for handling logs
         [syn: {peavey}, {cant dog}]