English Explanatory Dictionary

handspike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.

Word forms

handspike handspikes hand-spike

Etymology

From hand + spike.

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