Handspike Definition

hăndspīk
noun
A heavy bar used as a lever, as in turning a capstan.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Handspike

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Singular:
handspike
Plural:
handspikes

Origin of Handspike

  • Alteration of Dutch handspaak hand hand (from Middle Dutch hant) spaak spoke (from Middle Dutch spāke stick)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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